By Sara Custer. Global currency fluctuations and an ageing population made 2015 a difficult year for Swiss agencies. English continued to be the most sought after language, followed by French and Spanish, but the Swiss Association of Language Travel Agents said turnover was down. More...
The future of global ed: civic engagement, social responsibility, says AIEA
By Sara Custer. Social responsibility and civil engagement are rising on the checklist of what an international education should include. At the recent annual conference of the Association of International Education Administrators, delegates and thought leaders explored how to incorporate social responsibility into the curriculum and underlined the need to create “global citizens”. More...
UK tops student recommendations, number one for research experience
By Sara Custer. The UK is the English speaking study destination international students are most likely to recommend to their friends according to reports released by the UK HE’s International Unit. More...
UK unis urged to take pro-EU campaign beyond HE
By Sara Custer. Higher education leaders from outside of the UK have voiced their support for the “In” campaign in the upcoming referendum to decide the UK’s future as a member of the European Union. More...
Aus, S Korea to fund N Korea study abroad
By Sara Custer. Defectors from North Korea will be given the opportunity to live in Australia and study English at a university through a first of its kind agreement between the governments of South Korea and Australia. More...
Private ELT tuition in high demand in Egypt, says report
By Natalie Marsh. High value is placed on private tutoring for English language in Egypt, according to a recent report, due to the fairly low quality of the state education system, presenting opportunities for international providers to engage with the country. More...
NZ: university benchmark for int’l operations
By Natalie Marsh. A national benchmark strategy measuring international operations at universities in New Zealand is in initial development stages. More...
Canada has one tenth of French language market
By Natalie Marsh. Just under one in ten internationally mobile French language students study in Canada, according to a new report presented at the Languages Canada conference this month. More...
US: WorldStrides acquired after slew of study travel purchases
By Natalie Marsh. WorldStrides, a US-headquartered education travel company, has been acquired by Metalmark Capital, a private equity firm and Silverhawk Capital Partners, an independent investment group, for an undisclosed amount. More...
Hotcourses: most Malaysia searches from Indonesia
By Natalie Marsh. Students from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and India made up over half of all searches to study in Malaysia on the global search platform, Hotcourses, the company reports. More...