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INTERNATIONAL HE
Industry GROWTH TO SLOW,
SAYS BRITISH
event news COUNCIL

Global outbound
21-23 April 2018 mobility for higher annual growth to 2027.

ILAC Higher Education Workshop 2018. education (HE) The largest growth in
The Canada-based English language provider overseas will slow absolute numbers of
will host its annual workshop in Toronto this over the next decade, students will come from
month, connecting agents with Canadian according to the British China (an additional
universities and colleges. More at www.ilac. Council (BC) www. 245,000 students),
com/agents-workshop2018. britishcouncil.org. India (185,000),
29th April – 1st May 2018 In International Pakistan (32,000),
student mobility to Nigeria (30,000) and
ALTO Conference. The Association of Lan-
2027: Local investment, Bangladesh (27,000),
guage Travel Organisations (ALTO) will hold its
global outcomes the BC the authors predicted.
20th anniversary conference in New York later
examines how the rates On the other hand, the
this month, with an industry panel, keynote
of higher education shrinking markets will
speakers, round-table discussions and network-
abroad are likely to include Korea (-32,000)
ing. See www.altonet.org for details.
change based on United and Malaysia (-10,000).
11-13 April 2019 Nations/Unesco data The 18-to-22 age-
StudyTravel Alphe Secondary Focus Lon- and projections on group will decline by
don 2019. Following the inaugural London demographic, economic 2020 before picking
secondary focus in 2018, StudyTravel has and tertiary enrolment up again. GDP growth
announced the dates for next year’s event,
trends in 56 key higher will expand overall
connecting high schools and boarding
education markets. tertiary enrolment, but
schools with agents working in the second-
The BC said that increased domestic
ary sector. See www.studytravel.network/
global HE mobility investment will dampen
alphe for details. would decline to an study abroad demand,
For a full list of industry workshops and events, visit
http://www.studytravel.network/magazine/event-calendar/ average 1.7 per cent they claimed.
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