By Claudia Civinini. It’s official: London hosted a record-breaking English language class last summer. More...
Sweden develops new HE internationalisation strategy
By Claudia Civinini. “Sweden must improve its capacity to receive foreign expertise”. That is the finding of a government inquiry tasked to develop a new internationalisation strategy for Sweden’s higher education system. More...
Study says family crucial to mobile students
By Claudia Civinini. Family relationships play a crucial role on the international student experience and universities should become more aware of its impact on retention and academic resilience, a new report warns. More...
Languages Canada: new quality efforts will build partnerships
By Claudia Civinini. As language schools gathered in Toronto to toast the 10th anniversary of Languages Canada, the association voted on new membership criteria aimed at redefining its identity and discussed partnerships and student mobility projects. More...
Canada’s booming intled industry in figures
By Claudia Civinini. Canada hosted almost 495,000 students last year – this means that the country has surpassed its International Education Strategy goal of hosting more than 450,000 by 2022 five years early. More...
International school pupils face attitudinal blocks to learning – GL Education
By Claudia Civinini. A “significant minority” of students enrolled in international schools in the Middle East and South East Asia display attitudinal blocks to learning and struggle with low self-confidence, a report by GL Education found. More...
South Korea bans English up to third grade
By Claudia Civinini. South Korea has banned the teaching of English to first and second graders in a move that was contested by parents and teachers, Al Jazeera reports. More...
Schools feature business #WonderWomen
By Claudia Civinini. Three business and management schools have launched an initiative named #WonderWomen celebrating women in leadership in a bid to raise awareness about gender parity in the business world. More...
Canada-India partnership on female start-ups
By Claudia Civinini. Carleton University and the All India Council for Technical Education have announced a partnership to support female entrepreneurship “as a key enabler of economic and social empowerment” and promote collaboration between the two countries. More...
Kings Education steps up UW partnership
By Claudia Civinini. University Pathway provider Kings Education has strengthened its partnership with the University of Wisconsin Colleges by signing a contract to establish an International Study Centre, which will give international students with a lower level of English a guaranteed pathway to UW. More...