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15 janvier 2020

Canada: Job scarcity in NS sees students using soup kitchen

By Kerrie Kennedy. The unprecedented influx of international students choosing Canada as their study destination is having a worrying knock-on effect in certain provinces, with a lack of work forcing as many as 20 Cape Breton University international students to rely on a local soup kitchen for their meals. More...

15 janvier 2020

US political climate causing MBA slump

By Kerrie Kennedy. Almost a third of business schools across the US have identified the domestic political climate as the top reason for the recent slump in applications, while 74% have said they are concerned it will impact international student enrolment in the years to come, a new Kaplan Test Prep survey has revealed. More...

15 janvier 2020

US: Fake ‘uni’ sting could harm int’l numbers

By Kerrie Kennedy. A fake university set up by the US Department of Homeland Security in a bid to catch out foreign nationals who were planning to stay in the country illegally could “hurt the confidence” of genuine international students looking to study in the US. More...

15 janvier 2020

#SupportStudyAbroad campaign urges Brits to tweet

By Kerrie Kennedy. Universities UK has launched a national #SupportStudyAbroad campaign asking the government to commit to funding study abroad opportunities for UK students, even if the country cannot negotiate continued participation in the Erasmus+ program. More...

15 janvier 2020

U of Bahrain to use blockchain certificates

By Kerrie Kennedy. The University of Bahrain has partnered with credential provider Learning Machine to become one of the first universities globally to issue blockchain-powered digital diplomas that will be instantly verifiable by students and their employers. More...

15 janvier 2020

SWC signs MOU with China’s Wuxi School

By Kerrie Kennedy. Northern Ireland’s South West College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Wuxi Vocational and Technical Higher Diploma School of Automotive Engineering as part of its growing international education strategy. More...

15 janvier 2020

US: Int’l graduate applications & enrolments decline again

By Kerrie Kennedy. Data reflecting the number of international students seeking master’s and doctoral degrees from US colleges and universities has continued along a “troubling” trajectory for the second year running, with a new Council of Graduate Schools report showing a 1% decline in international graduate enrolments from fall 2017-18 and a 4% drop in applications. More...

15 janvier 2020

New digital marketplace for agencies to launch

By Kerrie Kennedy. A new digital marketplace aiming to become the go-to platform for commission-based agencies to connect with quality vendors in accommodation, transport and activities for international students is preparing to launch later in January. More...

15 janvier 2020

Global guidance: the evolution of college counselling

By Kerrie Kennedy. In its 2017 state of college admissions summary, the National Association for College Admissions Counselling revealed that 49 per cent of US private schools reported employing at least one person whose exclusive responsibility was to provide college counselling. More...

15 janvier 2020

UK in “Catch-22” scenario over Brexit

By Kerrie Kennedy. UK Universities and Science minister Chris Skidmore said he is committed to giving universities and researchers confidence in the lead up to Brexit but that the European Commission is unwilling to enter negotiations until the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have been decided. More...

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