IDP Education Pty Ltd ( IDP ) conducts industry and sector-wide research ; analyses market and policy developments ; and monitors industry trends in Australia and abroad for the benefit of: the industry at large, our students and our client institutions. IDP contributes to developments in the industry through participation in industry forums and policy reviews, and informally through relationships with industry policy makers and stakeholders and membership and support of an extensive network of Professional Associations and peak bodies. In October each year at the Australian International Education Conference ( AIEC ) IDP's Research Services releases its major piece of industry research. Last year in 2007 the forecasting study Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years On was released, building on two previous studies in this field. Research Services also conducts a biannual survey of International Students Enrolled in Australia's Universities. This database provides universities and the industry with national, state and institutional reports. The survey is in its twelfth year and as such is the only comprehensive database capturing international student numbers in Australian universities both on and offshore.