By Sara Custer. New policies put forth by the Beijing authorities will make it easier for international students to work and hold internships in the city’s buzzing tech district, Zhongguancun. More...
UKTI to reorganise, share export roles with cross-government departments
By Sara Custer. The UK government has announced a reshuffle of its trade arm, UK Trade & Investment, in a bid to spread trade responsibilities across government departments. More...
US gov releases solutions and timeline for key SEVP bugbears
By Sara Custer. The Department of Homeland Security has released a report outlining issues brought forward by international education stakeholders to Student and Exchange Visitor Program representatives at the NAFSA conference in May. More...
EF acquires Swiss Stock Exchange building
By Sara Custer. From 2018, “stocks and bonds” will be replaced with “study and travel” in the commerce taking place at Selnaustrasse 30 in downtown Zurich. More...
English UK appoints interim CEO
By Sara Custer. English UK has appointed an interim chief executive to take on the responsibilities of former CEO Eddie Byers who died suddenly in November. More...
UK: Wycombe Abbey, BE to open schools in China
By Sara Custer. A leading UK independent girls boarding school, Wycombe Abbey, has partnered with BE Education, an education provider in China, to launch Wycombe Abbey International Schools later this year. More...
Southern, Eastern Europeans reap most benefit from Erasmus
By Beckie Smith. Studying or working abroad through the European mobility programme Erasmus has a notably bigger impact on students’ long-term employability in Eastern and Southern Europe than elsewhere, a new study has found. More...
Japan: mixed response to recruitment shift
By Beckie Smith. Japan’s business association, Keidanren, has brought forward the national start date for its companies’ rigorous graduate hiring processes. More...
IIE announces 2016 Heiskell awards winners
By Beckie Smith. The Institute of International Education has announced the winners of its annual Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education, which include for the first time an award for Internationalising the Historically Black Colleges and Universities. More...
US: STEM post-study work curtailment stayed for 90 days
By Beckie Smith. The 17-month extension of a year-long US post-study work programme for STEM graduates will stay in place until May 10, it was announced this week. More...