By Beckie Smith. The UK-India Year of Education and Research initiative was launched last week by UK Business Innovation and Skills Secretary Sajid Javid and Indian Minister for Human Resources Smriti Irani. It promises to deepen educational ties and increase bilateral student and staff mobility. More...
Series B funding for Malaysia’s EasyUni.com
By Sara Custer. EasyUni.com, a Malaysia-based university search portal has received Series B funding of an undisclosed amount from Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, an investment fund established by Axiata, one of the largest Asian telecommunications companies. More...
US: community colleges aim to scoop pathway demand
By Sara Custer. Community colleges across the US are stepping up efforts to attract international students amid the flurry of pathway programme growth in the country. More...
Global campaign ‘i am a migrant’ launches
By Sara Custer. The International Organisation for Migration and the UK-based Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants launched the “i am a migrant” campaign on international migrants day, December 18. More...
US: three-quarters of first time graduate enrolees on master’s path
By Sara Custer. Master’s degree seeking students made up more than three-quarters of first time international graduate school enrolments in the US in 2015, data from the Council of Graduate Studies has shown. Indian and Chinese students share the greatest proportion of enrolments at this degree level, 36% each. More...
NZ: strong growth driven by postgrads
By Beckie Smith. New Zealand’s education sector is continuing to enjoy strong growth, with new figures showing 13% year-on-year growth in international student numbers in the first two semesters of 2015. Swelling postgraduate numbers at private and vocational providers have driven growth, pushing overall numbers to break the 100,000 mark for the first recorded time. More...
New Zealand launches five-year pathway visa
By Beckie Smith. New Zealand has launched a pilot programme that will enable international students to study for up to three consecutive study programmes under a single, five-year pathway visa. More...
UK tops student satisfaction ranking for undergrad study
By Amy Baker. New research from the UK HE’s International Unit has delivered some good news for the UK: despite policy settings widely considered to be cumbersome, international students rate the UK’s teaching and learning outcomes as excellent, and the country enjoys a higher satisfaction rate overall than its competitor countries. More...
StudentMarketing & BOSSA MoU on China study opps
By Amy Baker. Chinese education agency association, BOSSA, has signed an MoU with StudentMarketing to work more closely with the education intelligence firm via knowledge sharing and joint cooperation to build both interest among Chinese in overseas study and in promoting study and scholarship opportunities in China. More...
US: agency recruitment at a crossroads, says outgoing AIRC leader
By Sara Custer. Commission-based agency recruitment has become a permanent business model in United States higher education, largely thanks to the advocacy of the American International Recruitment Council. But as agency usage becomes more widespread, the organisation is being forced to evolve in order to remain relevant to its members. More...