ICEF

Name: ICEF
Address: Am Hofgarten 9, Bonn, 53113, DE
Telephone: +49228201190
Price range: Not applicable

Global market leader in B2B networking events and services for the international education sector.

31/08/2026

On 8–11 September, we’ll be in Glasgow for EAIE, and you can find us at booth F92.

Come and meet the ICEF team to hear about our latest initiatives across agent quality, training, professional standards and market intelligence, and find out more about our programme of upcoming events around the world.

We look forward to seeing you there!

28/08/2026

For more than three decades, ICEF has supported trust, transparency, and professional standards in international education. Part of that role is communicating the benefits of international education so that the sector can continue to develop sustainably.

Made Impact’s Million Stories Initiative collects real stories and evidence from across the global community, bringing the benefits of international education to life. ICEF is proud to be a Founding Partner of this important initiative.

On 1 September, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, ICEF CEO Markus Badde will join moderator Dr Maureen Manning, alongside Melissa Torres, Mark Overmann and Dr Steffen Sommer, for Breaking the Blockers: Unifying and Evolving the Sector at the Made Impact Summit.

At a time when regulation is tightening across leading study destinations, our sector needs to demonstrate the value of international education beyond its own community more effectively than ever.

What are the blockers preventing us from building broader understanding and support for international education? How can we demonstrate its impact more convincingly, build greater trust, and bring governments, communities and other stakeholders with us?

Those are some of the questions the panel will tackle in New York next week.

26/08/2026

Don’t miss the August edition of the ICEF Podcast, this month sponsored by Successful Graduate. Beyond the brochure: What employability really looks like for students.

In this episode, ICEF’s Martijn van de Veen and Craig Riggs are joined by Gordon Scott (Successful Graduate) and Sheenu Kathuria (EduNation Consultants) for a discussion that digs into the gap between expectations and reality in student employability outcomes.

Listen now to learn about:

• The latest news and developments in international education
• What students need to know about employability
• How institutions and agents can support students effectively
• Why training around employability is so important

https://ow.ly/5RNO50ZFOta

25/08/2026

Designed for agency-based counsellors and advisors in US institutions, the latest ICEF webinar, Navigating the U.S. D/S rule: How agents & educators can advise students in a new regulatory era provides insight into the shifting regulatory environment in the US.

Join ICEF’s Craig Riggs, alongside Diane Rish and Robin Catmur-Smith (both from International Student Resource Center), for an in-depth discussion on the elimination of Duration of Status for US international students, how this changes the way counsellors guide the application process, and practical tips to support students seeking a US education.

Sponsored by ICEF Monitor Global Summit, the webinar takes place on 27 August 2026, 10AM EDT / 4PM CEST.

Register now: https://ow.ly/Ptxv50ZEXI0

20/08/2026

Welcome to the outcomes era. Theme 3 at this year’s ICEF Monitor Global Summit includes a full track on student outcomes.

On the agenda:
→ Rethinking how we promote, track, and actually deliver great student outcomes
→ Moving compliance and QA upstream: evaluating prospective students and managing visa uncertainty
→ Demonstrating quality recruitment: an all-play session for agents and educators

Join us in Central London alongside the senior practitioners, policymakers and service providers who are shaping international education.

📍Central London
🗓️ 14 September 2026
🎟️ £195

Full agenda and tickets here: https://www.icef.com/events/icef-monitor-global-summit/

19/08/2026

New from ICEF Academy: Japan Education Agent Course (JEAC)

Japan has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing study destinations, with more than 400,000 international students in 2025.

Developed with Navi Japan, powered by Acumen, JEAC gives education agents and counsellors the practical knowledge they need to advise students confidently about studying in Japan.

Learn how to:

• Understand Japan’s education system and visa pathways
• Match students with the right programmes and institutions
• Build practical knowledge of Japan as a study destination
• The course is free to study, with optional paid certification.

Explore the Japan Education Agent Course (JEAC): https://www.icef.com/academy/courses/japan-education-agent-course-jeac/

17/08/2026

The Italian government has announced a new scholarship programme that will send 150,000 Italian high school students (upper secondary) and 15,000 accompanying teachers to other European countries for the purposes of language and cultural immersion.

The programme, which will draw €420 million from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), covers student travel, living costs, food, and accommodation.

Italy is a major EU sending market for language studies and this new mobility programme, the largest language learning and mobility scholarship programme in the country’s history, is already attracting interest from study destinations. English UK, for example, have signalled to their members that they are “working with the Department for Business & Trade and the British Embassy Rome to present a unified UK offer.”

Read more over at ICEF Monitor: https://ow.ly/ZLj950Zyekg

13/08/2026

ICEF Agency Status (IAS) is a global accreditation framework for international education agencies, providing institutions and partners with a clear, independent means of verifying an agency’s identity and whether it meets baseline professional requirements to operate in international student recruitment.

Independently governed, IAS is supported by institutions and sector bodies across more than 50 countries, many of which reference it as a practical building block within their own quality assurance processes.

Hear more about the benefits of IAS from Diego Sanchez, Director International Affairs, Languages Canada.

10/08/2026

ICEF is proud to be a Founding Partner of Made Impact, a new global initiative dedicated to demonstrating the real impact of international education through evidence and lived experience.

Through the Million Stories Initiative, Made Impact aims to build the world’s largest archive of international education stories, bringing together the experiences of students, alumni, institutions and organisations from around the world. As a Founding Partner, ICEF will help engage its global community in capturing and sharing these stories to build a stronger evidence base for the value of international education.

The initiative will also be highlighted at the Made Impact Summit, taking place on 31 August and 1 September 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where leaders from across the sector will explore how this growing body of evidence can strengthen the case for international education globally.

ICEF CEO Markus Badde said: “International education changes lives every day. By bringing together real stories and credible evidence from across our global community, we can demonstrate that impact more clearly and more convincingly than ever before.”

As Made Impact founder Chris Arnold puts it, the ambition is to move our sector “away from isolated anecdotes and toward empirical proof of its societal value.” That is an ambition ICEF is very pleased to support.

Learn more about Made Impact and the Million Stories Initiative at madeimpact.org.

10/08/2026

Don’t miss Rachel MacSween (Director of Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement, IDP Education) presenting at this year’s ICEF Monitor Global Summit.

Your ideal prospect: The challenge – and opportunity – of attracting best-fit students looks at the factors now topping the lists for recruitment professionals, including student qualifications, eligibility for admission, likelihood of obtaining a visa, and of completing a course.

ICEF Monitor Global Summit • London • 14 September 2026: https://www.icef.com/events/icef-monitor-global-summit/

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