By Claudia Civinini. The Aurora Network, an international group of nine universities that want to match “academic excellence with societal relevance” has launched a project to make internationalisation more inclusive. More...
BAC launches new accreditation for international EFL schools
By Claudia Civinini. The British Accreditation Council has launched its new accreditation scheme for English language schools worldwide with a ceremony at the House of Commons in London. More...
G.A.T.E. recruitment fairs resume in Brazil
By Claudia Civinini. Brazilian international education fair Global Access Through Education has announced its return after two years of absence. The event, the third for G.A.T.E., will take place in São Paulo on September 14 ,15 and 16. More...
UK and Brazil HEIs partner up in BC scheme
By Claudia Civinini. The British Council has announced the list of grantees under its Brazil-UK university partnership program. More...
European student visas should be egalitarian – ESU
By Claudia Civinini. There is still work to do to ensure student visas “achieve equal educational and social opportunities” across the EU for third-country nationals, the European Students’ Union said in response to the European Commission’s call for a public consultation on the future of the Schengen visa. More...
Canada threatens to overtake UK as top study destination – QS
By Claudia Civinini. International students’ destination choices are changing as they react to “recent geopolitical events”, which could allow for Canada to overtake the UK as the preferred destination in some regions and in terms of actual student numbers, the latest research by QS has found. More...
Take students out of migration stats, say politicians, stakeholders
By Claudia Civinini. Support for international students was “almost unanimous” as politicians, policymakers and industry stakeholders gathered in March at a Westminster Forum to discuss the priorities for the UK’s future immigration policy. More...
Malta’s ELT high tide
By Claudia Civinini. ELT industry numbers show a healthy growth on sunny Malta after a slight decrease in 2015, latest National Statistics Office Malta numbers reveal. More...
“Pivotal” shift as business master’s overtake MBAs
By Claudia Civinini. A “pivotal shift” is taking place in students’ preferences as increasing numbers consider business master’s degrees over MBAs, a new study by CarringtonCrisp in collaboration with the European Foundation for Management Development has found. More...
India aims to rebrand as study destination with Study in India campaign
By Claudia Civinini. The Indian government has approved a budget of approximately $23m for its new Study in India initiative, in a bid to brand the country as a prime study destination and attempt to redress the balance between inbound and outbound students. More...