Brooklyn School of Languages has been named ESL’s English school of the year, while Institut Européen de Français Montpellier has also been rewarded in the inaugural ESL Language Travel Awards.

Canada-based KGIC (formerly Loyalist Group) has said a statement issued last year declaring the sale of Korean education agency Uhak.com “may have been premature”, as the sale of the asset had not been consummated.

Some ESL providers in Canada have chosen not to comply with new KASP requirements and have been taken off the list of eligible recipients. Meanwhile, others which have, say student numbers continue to fall.

Educational institutions in Vietnam have been directed to implement English as a second language on campuses, as the country aims to compete in the global marketplace.

An organisation backed by the Chinese government is aiming to attract native English speakers from the UK to teach English in China through a new internship programme.

Cambridge Education Group's English language school division, Stafford House International, has acquired two Canadian centres owned by Omnicom School of Languages.

Global English language group, EC English Language Centres, is expanding its 30+ offering worldwide, answering growing demand for adult language learning with new schools in New York, Toronto and Malta.

From geopolitical upheaval to marketing innovations, there are a plethora of factors that help to shape the global landscape of international education each year. Sara Custer sums up six trends set to have a big impact on the industry in 2016.