By Sara Custer. The UK’s parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for International Trade, Mark Garnier, opened Universities UK’s International Higher Education Forum this week claiming the government aims to “harness the power of the UK’s education sector” in future trade deals. More...

By Sara Custer. NCUK, an organisation which provides preparation courses for entry into a consortia of eleven UK universities, has announced British Study Centres as its newest UK partner. More...

By Sara Custer. The anti-immigrant rhetoric expressed by US president Donald Trump is taking effect in the UK, Malia Bouattia, president of the UK’s National Union of Students, has charged. More...

By Sara Custer. International educators must “build bridges across professional and political lines to keep the United States an open and welcoming society”, Esther Brimmer, executive director of NAFSA, urged in a keynote address to the Association of International Education Administrators conference this week. More...

By Sara Custer. More than 60 higher education institutions are now using the English language proficiency exam developed by leading language learning app, Duolingo, to test applicants’ English language skills. More...

By Sara Custer. International educators in the US are taking another look at how they promote and prioritise a global education in an ever more nationalistic political environment. At the 35th annual Association of International Education Administrators conference in Washington DC this week, concerns were high as stakeholders reevaluated student mobility and international partnerships. More...