The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many English language schools to close or temporarily stop offering their services to international students in the wake of travel restrictions. BONARD analysis suggests which direction the market is heading in.

FELTOM said that its member schools were “unprepared and shocked by the government’s unexpected and rigid decision” to close ELT schools again.

A survey conducted last month by FELTOM has shown the ELT industry in Malta has seen an increase in bookings this summer.

International students who travel to Malta this summer will receive a payment of €10 for every night that they spend in the country.

ESL teachers and the TEFL Workers' Union are hoping a series of claims against schools in the UK will lead to more scrutiny of fixed-term employment contracts.

A survey from FELTOM and Deloitte has shown that Malta's student arrivals from January to September this year fell to 15,361 compared to 67,884 in 2019.

Turkish students will be able to acquire long-term student visas for Malta after FELTOM secured a concession to allow their visas to be processed in the country.

ELT schools in Malta are facing a loss of millions of euros due to the coronavirus outbreak, a report has found. But stakeholders in the country fear losses will increase as the situation worsens.