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Study travel Magazine JUly 2014

In this issue... agenCy Survey

18 Agency Survey
argentina

Insurance language
43 Course Guide Spanish 39 Direction university-led
plus culture in Spain
english language provision
44 Market Analysis offers many benefits to
students on campus
australia
49 Spotlight tefl training
courses

SeCondary
20 Secondary Focus vacation
courses in australia
21 Secondary Focus outdoor 31 Destination Malta’s mix
of history, culture and
education in new zealand
festivals will tingle the
senses of any student
voCational
26 Special Report as students become more aware of 23 veterinary science
Vocational Focus
their rights, post-study work is becoming an attractive
option for international education. Focusing on the
tertiary
major destinations, Matthew Knott examines post-
24
study policies and asks the agents what they think.
Singapore
25 Tertiary Focus 35 Regional focus uSa’s
Tertiary Focus european
Pacific Coast is as star-
universities
studded as it is sun-kissed

Revealing new trends
by Bethan norris, Senior editor

Our news pages rently occuring in Malta, where an increase is likely that with Brazil’s recently booming
this month are full of in long-haul nationalities for longer-term economy, students are increasingly looking at
the results of newly programmes has caused student weeks to the overseas study opportunities available to
released association increase as actual student numbers decline. them, and flexible visa regulations are a key
reports showing how While this may seem like good news for driver of traffic from this region.
language student language schools in both Malta and Ireland, Finally, the outgoing German student
numbers changed for as they are diversifying their student nation- market recorded healthy growth in 2013
the better or worse ality base and fostering a more sustainable with an increase in student weeks, accord-
in 2013 compared to previous years. While year-round business, a word of caution should ing to the results of a survey by FDSV. The
making interesting reading, they also show up be added as Malta’s language school associa- UK experienced a decline in popularity as a
marked trends that appear to be common to tion has revealed a drop in profits for the destination for German language students,
many language school destinations. language travel industry in 2013 despite the while longer-haul destinations all grew. This
One of these is the influx of Brazilian increase in student weeks overall. is an interesting trend as it appears students
students to English-speaking destinations In an opposite trend, newly released are willing and able to travel further for their
(Australia and Ireland), which, in the case of English UK figures show that numbers of language studies despite the extra expense
Ireland, is having a significant effect on the language students have increased in the involved. It also reveals a growing spirit of
average length of stay of language students country over 2012, while average length of adventure among today’s language travellers.
in the country. Student weeks in Ireland stay has decreased. This is a clear reflection of
increased by 28 per cent in 2013, despite the recent changes to the visa regulations in
numbers falling by seven per cent, largely due the UK, making the country a less attractive
to an increase in Brazilian students in the proposition for growng numbers of Brazilian
country. This trend mirrors the situation cur- and other work-focused language students. It

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