By Sara Custer. Universities are ranked not on their academics or research output but by the employability of the degrees they award their graduates, in the fifth Global Employability University Rankings released for the first time by Times Higher Education. More...
By Sara Custer. The quality of English language teaching globally is being compromised by corporate exam providers, leading ELT experts have said. And the role of teachers is being squeezed by the introduction of more cost effective, technology driven alternatives, they claim. More...
By Natalie Marsh. The Open University has announced it will invest £13m in MOOC provider FutureLearn over the next three years in order to develop the platform further and enhance its position globally. More...
By Natalie Marsh. The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will propose two post-study work visa options to the UK government in a bid to curb the drastic decline of Indian students coming to study in the country’s capital. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Figures from 2014-2015 show that one in ten students on Dutch higher education campuses were international. According to statistics from the centre for the internationalisation of education in the Netherlands, EP-Nuffic, the number of international students in the country reached nearly 90,000 last year, up from 70,389 the previous year. More...
By Beckie Smith. A new push to promote foreign language learning in Russian public education is likely to fuel an increase in demand for outbound study in the coming years, stakeholders have said. More...
By Beckie Smith. Independent colleges which enrol international students in the UK could each lose more than £300,000 a year by 2017 due to student visa changes, Study UK has said. More...
By Beckie Smith. Despite economic and political tensions in key ELT source markets, national initiatives to promote foreign language learning and a strengthening link of languages to employability continue to drive demand for study abroad in Brazil, Spain, Russia and Turkey. More...
By Beckie Smith. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is easing visa restrictions during 2016 for Nepalese students facing severe economic hardship as a result of the earthquake in May, enabling them to work an increased number of hours while studying and reduce their course load where applicable. More...
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