By . Springing from a toolkit originally designed for UUKi members, a new lobbying effort was launched by the UK’s international HE sector body over a central London breakfast, via a new report. More...
HEIST Awards announced for best int’l initiative
By . The HEIST Awards winners were announced last week at The Principal Hotel in Manchester, England. Hosted by Havas Education, the awards recognise excellence and innovation in education marketing. More...
Duolingo launches Hindi course for English speakers
By . Duolingo has launched a Hindi language course for English speakers. The course was always on the language learning app’s agenda, The PIE News understands, as it is one of the world’s top five spoken languages, and there was a high demand in the language learning market. This was proven by the 152,000 people who enrolled on the launch day. More...
GLL and Lead5050 to co-host WIE Awards
By . Global Leadership League and Lead5050 have teamed up to co-host the Women in International Education Awards 2018 to celebrate the achievements of women in the international education sector. More...
WYSE survey shows rise of mixed travel
By . Young travellers are increasingly combining leisure and study in their holidays, a survey of the youth, student and educational travel market conducted by WYSE Travel Federation revealed. More...
IES Abroad president wins PIEoneer Award
By . President and CEO of IES Abroad, Mary Dwyer, was presented with the PIEoneer Award for Outstanding Contribution to the international education industry for her leadership, collaboration, and research over more than 20 years. More...
Studyportals and Pearson partner on PTE scores
By . Studyportals and Pearson announced a new partnership which will benefit all prospective international university students taking the Pearson Test of English Academic to prepare for their university applications. More...
Flywire raises $100 million in funds
By . Flywire, the startup company that aids universities, hospitals and business with foreign currency payments has announced it has raised $100 million in series D venture funding. More...
S. Korea growth boosted by Vietnamese boon
By . The number of international students at universities and graduate schools in South Korea continued to rise in 2018, according to annual figures. However, the number of Chinese students has dropped below 50%, signalling shift in student population in the Republic has continued. More...
World Bank calls for worldwide investment
By . The World Bank has called on governments worldwide to increase their investment in education after their recently created Human Capital Project found a global learning crisis in preparing the population for the future of work. More...