By Claudia Civinini. London has been voted the world’s best student city in the QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2018. The survey, based on the responses of 54,000 students from 180 countries, sees London climbing 10 places since last year and replacing Montreal at the top. More...
Critical language learning window open longer – but earlier still better
By Claudia Civinini. The critical period for learning grammar in a second language doesn’t “close” until the age of about 17, according to a new study. More...
IH conference focuses on relationships
By Claudia Civinini. International House study abroad schools and partner agents gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, for the first IH Study Abroad Conference – on the 65th birthday of the organisation. More...
English UK celebrates 14% rise in ELT students in 2017
By Claudia Civinini. A total of 497,028 English language students chose an English UK member centre last year, with the industry celebrating a 14% rise in numbers and 5% in student weeks after three years of decline. More...
English UK steps up lobby for EU students
By Claudia Civinini. English UK members have been asked to step up their lobbying efforts and join a campaign to spread awareness of the value of the ELT industry to the country. More...
Malta ELT profitability up in 2017
By Claudia Civinini. The total net revenue from the Maltese ELT sector increased by 4.9% in 2017, with the overall profitability of the industry estimated to have increased as well – although it’s still below 2014 levels, the latest FELTOM survey carried out by Deloitte shows. More...
Non-EU students’ interest in Finland at “all-time low” – Studyportals
By Claudia Civinini. Interest in Finland from prospective non-EU students is at an ‘all-time low’ on the online student choice platform Studyportals since tuition fees were announced in 2016, but analysts say the market will inevitably recover. More...
Solent University partners with QAHE
By Claudia Civinini. Solent University, based in Southampton, UK, has partnered with QA Higher Education to create an International Pathway College on its campus. More...
Kiev: NCUK & BSC launch foundation program
By Claudia Civinini. NCUK and British Study Centres Ukraine have partnered to offer the first UK foundation program in Ukraine. The program will run at the British Study Centre in Kiev, which was established in 2017. More...
Canada: Seven new MoUs with Mexico
By Claudia Civinini. A delegation of eight Canadian university presidents and research partners met with their Mexican counterparts in a three-day mission aimed at strengthening research collaborations and academic mobility between the two countries. More...