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Hone your strategy, optimize your recruitment and benchmark your performance with our services
Plan your next move with data-driven insights
More student enrolments. Better outcomes. A stronger return on investment. Clarity on where to focus your efforts. That’s what happens when you combine global expertise with AI-powered analytics and decades of international education data.
Our insight teams work closely with universities and education partners, helping you make smarter, data-driven decisions that drive success.
Stay ahead of the global trend cycle
Our powerful analytics tools bring together real-time data from across the world – from subject demand and visa issuance to student enrolment and economic indicators.
- Global education trends at your fingertips: our dashboards give you instant clarity on what matters most to your university.
- Turn insights into action: understand how these trends affect your institution and peer group so you can make informed decisions, faster.
Make students an offer that really stands out
What do students expect from their university experience? What matters most to agents when representing institutions? Where should you focus your recruitment efforts?
Our annual student experience and agent surveys provide clear answers, with over 10 years of data to draw from. We'll help you refine your approach and build a compelling, engaging and inspiring offer that attracts your ideal student.
Navigate global markets with confidence
Our tools help universities navigate a fast-changing global landscape and make real-time, data-driven decisions that drive success.
- Strategic market planning: identify the right markets and expand with confidence.
- Real-time agent performance tracking: monitor, assess, and optimize recruitment efforts.
- Competitive benchmarking: see how you compare to competitors and global trends.
- Smarter forecasting: plan ahead with clarity and precision.
Snapshots:
Explore your world with our data snapshots
Market Snapshot: Brazil
Brazil is Latin America’s largest country and one of the world’s most significant outbound student markets. With a population of around 213.7 milli...
Market Snapshot: Switzerland
Switzerland is a small but high-quality outbound market, with an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Swiss students studying abroad in a typical year.
Market Snapshot: South Korea
South Korea is one of the world’s largest outbound student markets, with approximately 126,000 students studying overseas each year.
Explore the latest insights with our free interactive tools
We've created two interactive data dashboards that turn complex data into accessible intelligence. Designed to help institutions understand past, present and future student behaviour, they offer an unmatched perspective on global education trends. And soon, we'll be adding more.
Gain deeper insights through collaborative research
We collaborate with leading universities and global education organizations, including NAFSA, APLU, and the British Council, to produce valuable insights on international education.
Our research helps inform strategies and shape decisions, and is shared at major education conferences across the world.
Browse our latest research and conference presentations:
INTO Blog: articles on insights, trends and expertise
Explore our latest research on global student mobility, powered by primary data and interactive mapping tools.
- Discover key findings from our research and analysis
- Download presentations from international education conferences
- Browse five years of insights shaping the future of student mobility
Want to contribute? Submit your work to blog@intoglobal.com for consideration.
AI in the advisory ecosystem: what agents are telling us
The way prospective students search for information about studying abroad is changing. Our latest Agent Survey gives us a clear view of how that shift is playing out across markets, and what it means for the role agents play in the recruitment journey.
What Diminishing Returns in Higher Education Mean for China, India and International Institutions
Over the past fifty years, higher education has expanded dramatically worldwide. According to UNESCO data, global tertiary participation has risen from below 10% in 1970 to above 40% today, with many countries now enrolling more than half of young adults.
A message from John Sykes, CEO, INTO University Partnerships
Twenty years ago, INTO was founded on a simple belief: that the best outcomes in international education come from partnerships built to last. Not transactional arrangements, but deeply, embedded partnerships, with universities and agents alike. That belief hasn't changed. And in a market that is changing fast, I think it matters more than ever.