By Beckie Smith. “Everybody everywhere with capital is looking at the education sector, because it has these fundamentally attractive characteristics,” declares Rupert Barclay, managing partner and co-head of the education practice at Cairneagle Associates in the UK. Privately-funded education is a premium product with strong underlying demand driven by expanding middle classes and attractive long-term returns, he observes. More...

By Beckie Smith. Boston-based online training provider Cengage has partnered with Tatweer Company for Educational Services (T4edu), an education development company owned by the Saudi Arabian government that works closely with the Ministry of Education, to deliver professional development to 1,000 of the country’s English language teachers. More...

By Beckie Smith. Spending by international students and their visiting friends and family amounted to a net CAN$11.4bn in 2014, up from $8bn four years earlier, according to the federal government’s new economic impact study. More...

By Beckie Smith. Dublin-based language school chain Centre of English Studies has expanded its operation in the north of England with the acquisition of Action English Language Training Centre in Leeds. More...

By Beckie Smith. The PLuS Alliance, a partnership between three leading universities in the UK, US and Australia, has launched its first pilot courses and begun developing joint undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. More...

By Beckie Smith. More students from the EU were accepted to a UK university than ever before in 2016, the latest UCAS statistics have revealed, though experts have questioned how long this upward trajectory will continue. More...

By Beckie Smith. Global University Systems has acquired IBAT College Dublin, an industry-focused higher education provider, its first education institution in Ireland. More...

By Beckie Smith. One of the UK’s most prestigious private schools, Stowe, has been swept up in a cash-for-places scandal after its registrar was filmed telling an undercover reporter that a six-figure donation could help to secure a place for the children of wealthy overseas parents. More...

By Beckie Smith. European nationals who are in the UK should benefit from a ‘standstill clause’ ensuring their rights are preserved when the country leaves the EU, to enable those who are studying to complete their qualifications, the UK Council for International Student Affairs has said. More...