Industry Update I July 2026
Stay ahead in the international education sector with the latest news, events, and insights.
What awaits the ELT sector in 2026?
Refine your targeting and offer with the latest 2025–2026 English Language Teaching (ELT) data.
Our flagship Global ELT Annual Report is released soon, and we'd like you to have it first.
If language student mobility matters to your planning, join us on September 3rd for the latest market developments, the shifts reshaping leading ELT study destinations, and the outlook for 2026/27.
Certainty and proximity: the top drivers of 2026/27 student recruitment
International student demand is still strong, but student mobility is becoming more complex.
In BONARD Education's Q2 2026 Global Student Flows Briefing, our team reviewed the latest visa, enrolment, and student mobility data. The signal: affordability, visa access, post-study work opportunities, employability, and policy stability increasingly decide where students enrol.
For institutions planning 2026/27, past student recruitment patterns may no longer be enough.
Explore our blog for practical tips on recruiting students in 2026/27 >>
Fastest-growing source markets for 2026 recruitment
Below are the growing source markets from Q1 2026, based on student visa issuances. Are these countries on your 2026/27 target list?
Australia
> Vietnam
> Kenya
> Pakistan
Canada
> Germany
> Ghana
> Spain
UK
> USA
> Kuwait
> Vietnam
New Zealand
> China
> Bangladesh
> India
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