By Katie Duncan. The number of student visas cancelled by the Australian government has more than tripled in the last two years as instances of falsified test results and/or financial documents have soared within a new streamlined visa system. More...
By Beckie Smith. Canada-based education provider Loyalist Group has acquired a second South Korean education agency, Kim Okran International Studies Centre Inc., for CAN$4.65m, after buying Uhak.com, South Korea’s largest student recruitment agency, in November last year. More...
By Beckie Smith. Education institutions in Wellington, New Zealand are developing a new High Growth Strategy for International Education which aims to double the number of overseas students in the region by 2023. More...
By Beckie Smith. A new comparative ranking tool measuring the success and reach of UK education institutions’ social media marketing strategies has been launched this month by education marketing company Net Natives. More...
By Beckie Smith. Over a quarter of universities contacted in a ‘mystery shopper’ social media survey failed to respond to enquiries from a prospective student, with particularly dismal performances from US and Canadian universities. More...
By Max Nikias. One of the most hotly discussed topics in higher education is the role and future of online education. For the traditional university, does the emergence of online education represent a threat or an opportunity?
Like any new technology, the prospects for online education depend on where it can add value or, better yet, create it. More...
By . A single year at a private university in Lebanon can cost up to $14,000. In Saudi Arabia, that figure can climb to $25,000.By . Tens of thousands of dollars in tuition doesn’t guarantee a job or even a good education for a student who decides to go to a private university in an Arab country.
Quality among institutions varies widely, and not always in proportion to the cost, experts on regional higher education say. Some families walk away a great deal poorer and unhappy with the education their sons and daughters have gotten. But those students who attend an institution with strong teaching and good career counseling say they are satisfied. More...
Findings from an effort to benchmark the persistence patterns of non-first-time (NFT) college students indicate that NFT students are less likely to drop out and more likely to complete an associate degree if they combine full-time and part-time enrollment. The findings could renew discussions about the efficacy of mandatory “15 credit per semester” policies at 2-year programs. More...
Online education company WizIQ introduced the WizIQ Live Mobile Learning Platform, which the company says is the first platform to let educators to deliver live, interactive classes via smartphones. More...
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