By Natalie Marsh. The number of international students in Germany reached 340,305 in 2016, according to recent statistics from the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, up almost 6% from the year before. More...
Keypath to deliver online degrees with U of Exeter
By Natalie Marsh. The University of Exeter will offer online master’s degrees from September, as part of a partnership with education marketing and online learning service, Keypath Education. More...
Malta’s ELT enrolments stagnate, as student weeks drop 4%
By Natalie Marsh. The English language teaching industry in Malta experienced a decline in student weeks in 2016, according to recently released data from the National Statistics Office. More...
Successful int’l strategies link education, industry and government
By Natalie Marsh. A trend shared by the world’s top study destinations is the development of national international education initiatives. But what makes for a good strategy? Assimilation with the government and industry, argues a report from the British Council. More...
British Council’s animated ESL series goes online
By Natalie Marsh. The British Council has launched a new online learning series for children aged two to six to learn English as a second language, with global animation studio, Aardman. More...
UK educators react to triggering of Article 50
By Natalie Marsh. UK education stakeholders have called on the government to ensure the sector remains welcoming to students from the EU, as Theresa May triggers Article 50, beginning the official process of leaving the European Union. More...
Interest in US ELT expected to stagnate in Latin America, agents say
By Natalie Marsh. Latin American agents report they are beginning to see repercussions of the US’s change in politics, predicting interest among students to study in the country will stagnate with students seeking alternative English language destinations. More...
China sees 11% growth of international student enrolments
By Natalie Marsh. The number of international students studying in China continues to climb, reaching 442,773 last year, according to new statistics from the Ministry of Education, and putting it on track to reach its target of hosting half a million international students by 2020. More...
$45m needed to set up foreign university in Vietnam, says draft decree
By Natalie Marsh. A decree has been drafted in Vietnam which will require foreign investors to have a higher amount of capital to set up universities in the country. It will also uncap the proportion of Vietnamese students able to enrol in foreign-invested institutions below higher education level, and raise the degree prerequisites of university lecturers. More...
International applications down for 40% of US HE institutions, survey reveals
By Natalie Marsh. Four in 10 educational institutions in the US have reported a decrease in the number of international applicants for the fall 2017 intake, according to responses from an inter-associational survey. More...