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Global agency federation felca confirms education south Africa rebrands
board for next term as english south Africa
lAnguAge secondAry tertiAry AssociAted lAnguAge
he Federation of Education LT association Education South Africa
and Language Consultant (EduSA) has relaunched as English South
TAssociations (Felca) www. EAfrica, https://englishsouthafrica.com

felca.org has confirmed its Board with a new image and website.
for the next four-year term. Ilse Liebenberg, Chair of ESA, said, “For many
President Paolo Barilari - Vice- years, the name Education South Africa was a
President of Italian agency association IALCA – will continue at the misnomer; giving the market the impression
helm of Felca for the next four years. that our association represented the greater
The association agreed to have three Vice-Presidents to better education industry in South Africa. This is
represent the regional spread of members: Maura Leao (from BELTA something that we were all too aware of and
Brazil), for Latin America; Tatsu Hoshino (JAOS in Japan), repre- something which our member centres wanted
senting Asia; and Pascal Carré (ABELIO, Belgium) for Europe. to address.”
They are also joined by: Juan Manuel Elizalde (from ASEPROCE, EduSA had previously aligned with the South
Spain) as Treasurer; Gabriela Ardito (from ARSAA, Argentina) as African Youth and Travel Confederation (SAYTC),
Board Member; Julia Richter (FDSV, Germany), Board Member; which incorporated language centres, volun-
Oscar Porras (ASEPROCE, Spain), Board member; and Annop teering, youth travel and accommodation. SAYTC
Kanthatham (TIECA, Thailand), Board Member. bit.ly/3tcVWUc merged with the South African Tourism Services
Association (SATSA), giving the association
scope for a more independent identity.
oeCd: International student mobility for The new logo has been designed to incor-
He steady during Covid porate elements that represent South Africa,
including the mountains,
tertiAry

the flag, vibrancy and for-
he proportion of international students enrolled in higher ward momentum.
education across the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Ilse commented, “The
Tand Development (OECD) countries remained relatively stable post-pandemic period has
between 2019 and 2021 at six per cent, despite Covid-19. presented South Africa with
The total number of international students in OECD countries new opportunities and our
increased from 4.2 billion in 2019 to 4.3 billion in 2021, OECD said. reputation as an English
The share of international students in Australia’s tertiary edu- language destination has strengthened during
cation system declined from 28.4 per cent in 2019 to 21.9 per cent this period. We feel that the time is right to fur-
in 2021, while New Zealand’s share dropped from 20.8 per cent in ther professionalise, while creating a platform
2019 to 12 per cent. In contrast, the UK (20 per cent share in 2021), to market and engage the globe with a fresh look
Austria (19), Germany (11), and the Netherlands (14) all had higher and a brand that resonates with what we do.”
ratios in 2021 than they did in 2019. More at: bit.ly/3ZsouFo Read more at: bit.ly/3PLGt6D

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