IALC has attracted global media interest. Below is a selection of the press reviews and features that have been published.
“It’s been a very good year and we’re delighted to have reached our aim of 150 high quality IALC schools. [We welcomed 10 new schools this year.]”
“IALC, covered a range of industry topics during its seminar programme at the IALC 2018 Bologna Workshop in Italy recently, where new member schools were also introduced."
“IALC revealed findings of its follow up research report on perfecting the student experience at its annual conference held in Bologna, Italy, last week.”
Schools and Agents 24 April 2018
“What a gala! The food, the set-up, the music...but most of all the venue!”
Schools and Agents 22 April 2018
“In this interview we also spoke about the 2019 IALC Workshop which will be held in Seville, Spain and where we can expect another top-quality event.”
Schools and Agents 22 April 2018
“Following a busy day of back to back meetings for most participants, the first day of the IALC Workshop in Bologna came to a grand end with a combination of cheese, wine, pasta and balsamic vinegar tasting at the Palazzo Albergati.”
Schools and Agents 21 April 2018
“The IALC Workshop is in full swing and we are live from sunny Bologna.”
Schools and Agents 21 April 2018
“IALC school representatives, agents and service providers have gathered for an afternoon of interesting seminars.”
“This week, we publish the transcript of an interview with the IALC Executive Board about the forthcoming IALC 2018 Bologna Workshop and other association events and activities.”
Ryugaku Press 15 February 2018
“(This event was) planned by JAOS and IALC and students will receive 4 weeks language school tuition fees and accommodation expenses.”
Center of International Exchange 15 February 2018
“The scholarship is for those who want to become volunteers such as international sports events held in Japan.”
StudyTravel Magazine 15 February 2018
“Administered by member agencies of JAOS, the recipients have been awarded four weeks’ free tuition and accommodation at IALC schools around the world.”
StudyTravel Magazine 15 February 2018
Coverage from STtv of our IALC JAOS Japan Scholarship Award Ceremony 2019
Schools and Agents 09 February 2018
“The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) and the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS) were hosts to the IALC JAOS Japan Student Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo on Monday 29 January 2018.”
StudyTravel Magazine 02 February 2018
Schools and Agents 29 January 2018
“IALC is a global standard in language study abroad, and our dynamic association of quality international language centres joined forces with JAOS for a coordinated scholarship programme.”
Schools and Agents 25 January 2018
“The site has been designed to offer the best possible service to IALC members, agents and students.”
“The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has released the results of a student research project, highlighting student expectations and satisfaction throughout the customer journey, and showing differences by age, booking channel and language studied.”
Schools and Agents, 15 November 2017
“As an association committed to language learning and cultural exchange, IALC are proud to contribute research on language study abroad.”
ICEF Monitor, 01 November 2017
“In recent years, the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has published a series of studies that contribute to our understanding of the global language learning market. The latest of these is the IALC Study Travel Research Report 2017, and is entitled, The student perspective on language study abroad: Student expectations, experiences and satisfaction.”
The EL Gazette, 01 November 2017
“The big chains may be doing well, but schools belonging to the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) perform twice as well on average as normal English language centres. The mean score is 8.8 areas of strength against 4.4 for the UK accredited sector overall.”
“The International Association of Language Centres has signed a partnership with technology provider Edvisor to help streamline data sharing between schools and agents.”
“IALC has announced a partnership with Edvisor, a provider of technology solutions in the language travel industry, to promote all 140 member schools on the Edvisor Platform”.
Schools and Agents 7 October 2017
“The Edvisor Platform allows IALC to provide the most advanced technology to its members and makes it easier for agents to work with IALC schools across the board by centralizing information. Currently 45 of IALC members are live on the Edvisor Platform, and agents are already seeing the benefits of working this way.”
The EL Gazette, 05 October 2017
“Japanese students volunteering to take part in international events such as the Tokyo Olympics will have access to scholarships to study languages abroad, the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has announced”.
“IALC has announced a partnership has announced a partnership with Japanese agency association JAOS”.
“The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has joined forces with Japanese agency association JAOS to provide a scholarship programme to help Japanese nationals prepare for the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup”.
"In total IALC saw approximately 350 national and international delegates at Leeds in April this year, the first time the workshop has been held in the U.K. since 1989. Delegates were able to experience some of the most unique venues that Leeds has to offer."
"The support of IALC schools kept me going," Jos van Kerkhof, Owner of Apple Languages, UK The owner of UK study travel agency, Apple Languages, has heralded the company's success following the collapse of the previous incarnation of Apple Languages as a testament to strong industry support and collegiality, especially among IALC member schools.
Jan Capper, Executive Director for IALC, discusses why language student travel is important for Kent, UK, and how she sees Brexit effecting the industry.
Evidence continues to mount of a slowdown in growth in language travel bookings in 2015, and even of declining enrolment for a number of important destinations. The latest indicators come from a global survey of language schools and education agents. The survey points to marginal declines in student weeks in both the adult and junior segments. Both agent and school respondents cite economic conditions in sending markets along with shifting currency values as some of the primary factors contributing to softening enrolment during the year.
The concern over education agencies selling language school courses “based on what makes us the same, not what makes us different”, was an argument pitched against standardisation of language study booking in the Big Debate at the IALC Workshop last week.
New research indicates that nearly 2.3 million people travelled abroad for a language course in 2014. This is the top-level finding from the IALC Study Travel Research Report 2016: Trends in the Demand for Foreign Languages, and it sets the tone for an interesting new view of the global market for language travel.
New research produced for the International Association of Language Centres has estimated the size of the annual study travel market for foreign language learning to be 2.28 million language students.
IALC, the International Association of Language Centres, has presented its research report on language demands from international students, and shows there is a huge demand around the world to learn English, particularly in Asia.
Photo gallery: The Pie News website, April 2016
The roaring 20s was a fabulous theme for the gala dinner during the IALC annual conference at the Queen’s Hotel ballroom in central Leeds.
The IALC report shows how language travel specialists need to keep an eye on trends in their students’ domestic markets, says Melanie Butler.
Melanie Butler dives deep into the data on studying abroad in the brand new IALC report on trends in demand for language learning.
The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has welcomed six new member centres from Australia, Malta, France and Germany in recent weeks.
The Pie News, 25 February 2016
Six language schools in Australia, Malta, France and Germany have become new members of the International Association of Language Centres this month, bringing the total membership to 158 schools.
Hothousemedia.com, 5 November 2015
Spanish agency association Aseproce focussed on independent schools, Canada as a study destination and industry data, including signs of growth for the Spanish market, at its annual workshop in Madrid last week.
Claudia Civinini analyses the 2015 Ialc research to reveal what language travel agents really look for in a partner institution.
The International Association of Language Centres, an exclusive network of boutique language schools worldwide, has welcomed new members from New Zealand, Spain and Argentina.
Photo gallery: The Pie News website, October 2015
October 2015 - 20 IALC accredited language schools travelled to meet study travel agents in Turkey. The schools representatives met directly with the agents in Istanbul and Ankarra as part of the roadshow.
Hothousemedia.com, 29 October 2015
The International Association of Language Centres (Ialc) has welcomed four new centres, from New Zealand, Spain and Argentina, bringing total worldwide membership to 135 schools.
One of Turkey’s agency associations, UED, whose members represent 55% of the outbound market, has presented its third annual awards, recognising language schools worldwide that offer excellent service to students and education agencies.
How do chain schools position themselves in the global language travel market compared to independent schools?
Hothousemedia.com, 7 September 2015
The international study travel industry gathered in London at the weekend to celebrate excellence in performance at the unique, peer-voted StudyTravel Star Awards 2015.
US has overtaken UK as top receiving country for English language travel, as global growth slows and the study travel industry enters a period of market consolidation, research commissioned by the International Association of Language Centres has shown.
According to a recent study from the International Association of Language Centres (IALC), Malta is the world’s seventh most-popular destination for students wishing to study English.
New research commissioned by independent language school association IALC reveals that education agents value the benefits of working with independent providers and boutique chain schools.
By population of native speakers, German is the 10th most-widely spoken language in the world. But when measured in terms of economic impact – that is, by the gross national product (GNP) generated by German speakers – it ranks fourth worldwide, after only English, Chinese, and Spanish.
Photo gallery: The Pie News website, April 2015
2015 IALC annual workshop brings together boutique language school owners and high-calibre education agents from around the world.
Hothousemedia.com, 29 April 2015
IALC held its 2015 workshop in the historic French city of Rouen in April, where the ‘life cycle’ of the language travel industry and how agents perceive independent chain schools were just two of the topics discussed during the opening seminars.
FAM (familiarisation) tours are one of the most effective ways for education providers to strengthen their working relationships with student recruitment agents, as IALC survey reveals.
Two million people travel abroad every year with the primary purpose of learning a foreign language.
Schools & Agents, 27 April 2015
A report of the IALC 2015 International Workshop in Rouen.
EL Gazette looks at why student satisfaction starts in the classroom and benchmarks IALC Spanish language schools in top 20% in Spain.
A lingua franca is a bridge language, sometimes called a trading language, in that it is used to support communication between people who don’t share a native language.
Turkish Student magazine, March 2015
Studying at a foreign university is a challenge for students who want to improve their employment prospects in an increasingly global market. Many language schools are now offering a range of university pathway or foundation programmes to help students prepare for academic life. But what should you look for in a pathway programme?
ICEF Monitor, 27 February 2015
Jean-Marc Alberola is the president of Bridge,a dynamic US-based provider whose six divisions span a wide range of language,teacher training, pathway, exchange,corporate training, and online programmes.
Schools & Agents, 23 February 2015
The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has commissioned a unique and industry-wide research project.
Celestine Rowland, IALC president and owner of Galway Cultural Institute and Galway Business School, tells Melanie Butler about Irish ELT reform.
Hothouse Media, 9 February 2015
The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) has commissioned a survey of study travel agents to gauge industry perceptions of independent language schools and chain schools.
Panel looks at the growth of online booking in language travel
Study Travel Magazine May 2014
What’s the future of online booking and how far is study travel from a global distribution system like those seen in the travel industry?
Study Travel Magazine May 2014
This month, Jan Capper, director of IALC, chats to us about membership growth and plans for the 2015 workshop in France
The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) annual workshop was held in Australia for the first time this month and allowed 106 language centres from 21 countries to meet with 90 education agencies. This year, as well as a unique Australian experience, all delegates enjoyed an incisive seminar programme.