by Mariana Mandzyn | Jul 2, 2022 | BONARD News, Industry News, International Education
Recent weeks have brought signs that China could be – slowly – starting to let in overseas students shut out of the country for more than two years. On 20 June, Li Jiming, the Chinese ambassador in Bangladesh, announced that China was planning to allow international...
by Mariana Mandzyn | Jul 2, 2022 | BONARD News, Industry News, International Education
Chinese agents are becoming more optimistic for the year ahead and are relatively relaxed about the impact of Covid, as research shows that 1,672 agencies are currently active across Tier 1-4 cities and differing rates of programme and destination portfolios. The...
by Mariana Mandzyn | Jul 1, 2022 | BONARD News, Industry News, International Education
Member schools of English UK suffered a further decrease in students in 2021, as new data released by the ELT school association shows the full extent of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector, although a preview of early 2022 business suggests some...
by Mariana Mandzyn | Jul 1, 2022 | BONARD News, Industry News, International Education
The UK’s English language teaching sector continued to suffer in 2021 as factors including lockdowns and travel restrictions led to an 88% drop in student numbers compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures released by English UK. The full impact of the...
by Mariana Mandzyn | Jun 30, 2022 | BONARD News, Industry News, International Education
New data shows that Covid-related travel restrictions enforced at various points in 2021 – especially during the Delta wave – meant that recovery for the UK’s English-language school sector did not materialise. Student numbers did improve over the course of the year,...