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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.
 bit.ly/2EebH3a
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