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South Africa remains an important regional hub for education
While the number of foreign students hosted has declined in recent years, South Africa remains an important destination for international students, particularly those from other African nations....
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South African ELT recovery underway
Enrolment in South African English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes has begun to recover from a drastic decline in 2015. Recently released full-year data for 2016 shows a 19% increase in student...
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From the Field: South African ELT rebounding this year
In 2015, South Africa’s English Language Teaching (ELT) enrolment went off a cliff. The year before, the South African government had passed new immigration legislation that effectively excluded...
View ArticleSouth African language schools officially recognised by government
South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has moved to formally recognise the members of the English language school association Education South Africa (EduSA) as fully...
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Slower growth and more intense competition in global ELT market
Thanks in large part to increases in the total numbers of junior students – English language training (ELT) student numbers trended up worldwide last year. However, that year-over-year increase in head...
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South Africa: ELT student weeks up again in 2018
Newly released data indicates that South Africa’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector booked a third consecutive year of growth in 2018. Student numbers were down slightly from 2017, but, on...
View ArticleSouth African ELT schools ramping up operations after early border opening
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the first phases of the country’s border closures on 15 March 2020. Travel has been heavily restricted in the months since and the closures were...
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Inbound and outbound student trends for South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco
Universities and colleges in the West and Eastern Europe are competing intensely for students in Africa to further diversify their campuses. Outbound mobility is soaring in Nigeria and increasing...
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