By Beckie Smith. UK-based Malvern College celebrated its fifth international campus, which will open in Hong Kong next year, with a launch party in London last week. More...
Coursera’s gov and nonprofits arm to ‘close skills gap’
By Beckie Smith. Coursera, the US-based online training platform, has announced it is launching a new arm, Coursera for Governments & Nonprofits. More...
Italy: PON returns for 2017, funding language and citizenship courses nationwide
By Beckie Smith. In exciting news for the European study travel industry, the Italian government has announced it will resume providing scholarships to enable high school students to complete short, language study abroad courses through the PON scheme after a year-long lull. More...
Russia to simplify visas, boost international student quota to 200,000
By Beckie Smith. The Russian government has upped its international student quota for universities by a third to 200,000 for this year and put in place plans to simplify visas for students completing a foundation year. The plans, announced by the deputy education minister, are part of an ongoing drive to boost the global profile of Russian higher education and increase the country’s soft power. More...
UK sector welcomes ONS plan to overhaul measure of international students
By Beckie Smith. The UK’s Office for National Statistics has announced plans to overhaul the way it counts international students. The independent agency has confirmed it is looking to data sources beyond the International Passenger Survey. More...
Providence Equity acquires NACE Schools group
By Beckie Smith. Providence Equity Partners, the US private equity firm that owns major international providers Study Group and Galileo Global Education, has acquired NACE Schools, a Spain-based international schools group enrolling more than 11,000 students. More...
Easing access to the US: community colleges go global
By Beckie Smith. At first glance, community colleges seem like the perfect option for international students seeking a US degree. They’re smaller, cheaper and easier to get into than universities – and after two years, students can transfer to a four-year institution, graduating with a degree from a big-name university. More...
Canada: campaign launches to spur #LearningAbroad
By Beckie Smith. The Canadian Bureau for International Education has rolled out a nationwide communications campaign, Learning Beyond Borders, to encourage students to study abroad. More...
Nigeria issues welcome reform to forex for overseas study
By Beckie Smith. Nigeria’s central bank has begun selling a fresh supply of dollars for students to pay for school fee payments and travel abroad, increasing the amount they are allowed to buy and enabling them to avoid paying heavy premiums for the currency on the black market. More...
Irish minister touts PSW extension in India
By Beckie Smith. Weeks after the Irish government announced it would double its post-study work allowance for international postgraduates, the extension of the ‘stay back option’ was a key pillar of Ireland’s marketing message as the skills minister joined a high-profile mission of 16 universities to India this week. More...