Jun 1, 2021, 5:35 PM
(From ICEF Monitor) Student housing bookings are up for fall 2021, with students arriving expecting face-to-face teaching or at least a hybrid model, according to leading purpose-build student accommodation (PBSA) CEOs. A recent snap survey from ICEF Monitor found that that half (52%) PBSA executives predict that 80–90% of student housing spaces will be full, and another 22% believe they will be 90–100% full.
While the demand for study abroad is good news for international educators, experts also noted that international students are booking accommodations in multiple locations — reserving places at schools around the world and then choosing where to go depending on governments’ decisions around travel restrictions, institutions’ quarantine arrangements and other factors. This "wait-and-see" approach could complicate schools' ability to convert applications into actual enrollments.
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