By Claudia Civinini. International student mobility will likely slow down in the next ten years due to a mix of demographic shifts and increased domestic offerings, a new British Council research paper has found. More...
LanguageCert exam accredited for Italian PON
By Claudia Civinini. Language exam provider LanguageCert has been accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education as a recognised language qualification for Italian students on EU-funded PON scholarships. More...
International mobility not inclusive – report
By Claudia Civinini. Students from a country or a university perceived as less academically prestigious may have fewer opportunities to study abroad, a team of sociologists have found. More...
Uni of Birmingham launches India Institute
By Claudia Civinini. The University of Birmingham has launched its India Institute in January to celebrate and strengthen its relationship with the country and foster joint research collaborations tackling global challenges. More...
U of Hawai’i signs partnership with Bangladesh HEI
By Claudia Civinini. The University of Hawai’i at Hilo has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University in Bangladesh to share academic and research opportunities. More...
Israeli ministry criticises non-English speakers
By Claudia Civinini. The director general of the Israeli ministry of education has stressed the importance of English language proficiency in a letter in which he said graduates with no English would be ‘handicapped’. More...
Italian ruling on English-taught courses “out of touch with reality”
By Claudia Civinini. Italian university chancellors will meet with the Ministry of Education after a Council of State ruling that may put brakes on the development of English-taught degrees. More...
South African ELT market rebounds – latest EduSA stats
By Claudia Civinini. The latest 2017 statistics from language school association Education South Africa (EduSA) look similar to those of 2014. More...
South Africa: EduSA says ELT student intake back to pre-crisis numbers
By Claudia Civinini. South Africa’s ELT industry has recovered from the 2015 fall and is growing again, latest EduSA statistics show. More...
Immigrants fuel Canada’s high education rates
By Claudia Civinini. Immigrants fuel Canada’s status as one of the best-educated countries in the world, according to a government report obtained by The Star. More...