It’s the most wonderful time of the year: time to revisit our 2019 predictions. Each year we come up with a list of predictions related to the world of international education. Now that the year is almost over, let’s take another look at our predictions and see how we did! Historic Decline in International Student Enrollment in the US Our Prediction from January Since the 1948/1949 school year, when IIE began reporting on the number of international students in the US, there have been four years when the number of international students in the US has actually declined.  The first ..read more

International Student Insurance (ISI) is pleased to welcome Elaine Del Rossi as the new Managing Director of Healthcare Solutions. Prior to coming to ISI, Ms. Del Rossi served as Chief Sales/Client Experience Officer at GeoBlue, formerly known as HTH Worldwide. While at GeoBlue, she oversaw sales, customer service, global health and safety, and transformed their student group division into a $80 million entity. With nearly 20 years of experience in the international student and study abroad insurance space, she brings to ISI both experience and expertise, and will work to continue to expand IS ..read more

Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably well versed on the highline items around GDPR. 2018 was the year that companies around the world were scrambling and talking about the new regulations that were being implemented by the European Union that would take data privacy globally, not just within the EU. If you were living under a rock, GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation that was updated and enacted into law in 2018. While there were privacy laws already in place within the EU, this update to the law not only protected the data of EU Citizens within the EU, but als ..read more

Many are familiar with how much weight the Gaokao holds; for those who are not, Gaokao is a two day test in June that millions of Chinese students in mainland China prepare diligently to take- typically in their senior year of high school. Gaokao is China’s National College Entrance Examination and can “make or break” a student’s chance at getting into a Chinese university. The higher the score, the better the odds of getting into a university will be. There’s even a Chinese saying on the Gaokao that says “one point higher can beat a playground of students.” To avoid a gap year in the event of ..read more

In 2018 the European Commission announced they were taking measures to increase security, including creating the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). Although legislative proposals have been in place since 2016, this announcement has since raised questions on what will be required of non-EU citizens to Europe visiting less than 90 days, who currently do not require a visa. Although some rumors have circulated that ETIAS will mean having to obtain a visa, in actuality it will be a pre-travel screening. A press release from the European Union last year stated that ETIAS ..read more