By Beckie Smith. Two bills updating Australia’s Educational Services for Overseas Students Act have been passed, promising to reduce administrative costs to institutions and enhance quality assurance. However, an amendment removing the requirement for colleges to place tuition fees paid in advance into a holding account – which providers have labelled costly and unnecessary – failed to pass. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Both Study Group and INTO University Partnerships have expanded their US operations with the recent announcement of a new US university partnership each. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has announced that China will provide 30,000 government scholarships for African students as well as 2,000 educational opportunities with degrees and diplomas, as part of the country’s aim to strengthen cooperation with Africa. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Those who have participated in an international experience are more likely to progress into a job role involving innovation than those who haven’t, according to a recent British Council report. More...
By Natalie Marsh. The same collaborative spirit seen in the emerging sharing economy of Uber and AirBnB should be extended to classrooms around the globe, education thought leaders urged at the Reimagine Education awards and conference held last week in Philadelphia. More...
By Natalie Marsh. In order to reduce skills gaps in countries around the world, education technology needs to be integrated into classroom learning, experts said at the 21st OEB conference in Berlin last week. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Innovation in digital education was celebrated this week at the second annual Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education awards, presented this week at a gala dinner held in downtown Philadelphia. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Paris has been named the top city in the world for students for the fourth year in a row in the QS Best Student Cities 2016 rankings, which judge destinations based on their universities’ rankings, student mix, desirability, employer activity and affordability. More...
By Laura Jean Grant. Just days after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report, Cape Breton University is acting on one of its key recommendations.
Starting in January, CBU will offer a new course, titled Learning from Knowledge Keepers of Mi’kma’ki, that will provide CBU students and interested members of the public an opportunity to learn about Mi'kmaq culture and history. More...
By Thomas McMorrow, Natalie Oman and Rachel Ariss. The universities of Winnipeg and Lakehead recently announced plans to integrate compulsory indigenous-focused courses across their programs. Critics have objected to these proposals, claiming that introducing mandatory courses will hinder freedom of thought and freedom of choice. These objections stem from two faulty assumptions. More...
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