By Claudia Civinini. International accommodation platform HousingAnywhere.com has signed a partnership with Università di Padova in Italy to assist mobile students at the institution. More...
OUP launches Oxford Test of English
By Claudia Civinini. Oxford University Press is launching a new digitally-delivered English language proficiency test for learners over 16, the only English language test certified by the University of Oxford. More...
IIE announces UAE STEM postgrad scholarship
By Claudia Civinini. A new scholarship scheme administered by the Institute of International Education will offer international graduate STEM students the opportunity to study fully funded at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi. More...
Int’l students up in the Netherlands, with Italy overtaking China
By Claudia Civinini. A total of 85,955 international students from 170 countries were studying in the Netherlands last year, accounting for an increased share of the total university student body, figures released by Dutch internationalisation agency Nuffic show. Italy has overtaken China to become the second source market, in part due to Brexit anxieties. More...
Canada: Brock uni joins business schools p’ship
By Claudia Civinini. Brock University’s Goodman Schools of Business, in Ontario, has joined the International Partnership of Business Schools, the first Canadian institution to join the 13-member global network. More...
Bayswater Foundation begins with Rio project
By Claudia Civinini. An English language course for underprivileged teenagers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be the first project financed by Bayswater Foundation, the charity arm of Bayswater Education. More...
Brexit deterring int’l students from the UK – QS
By Claudia Civinini. The prospect of Brexit is making some students think twice, with one in five confessing that it is making the UK less attractive, and one in three indicating that they would be more interested if the country remained in the EU, a new survey by QS has found. More...
Netherlands rolls out int’l student transport card
By Claudia Civinini. A public transport card with discounts and information in English will be made available for international students at Dutch institutions participating in the scheme at the start of the next academic year. More...
Refugee given tuition waiver by Canadian school
By Claudia Civinini. A refugee fleeing his native Somalia after he became the target of a terrorist group had his tuition fees waived by a private English language school in Winnipeg. Speaking to The PIE, he said he hoped English proficiency would help him step up his activism now that he is safe in Canada. More...
US: NYEA expands refugee scholarships
By Claudia Civinini. Manhattan-based New York English Academy is expanding the refugee scholarship program it launched in 2017 as a response to the “travel ban” executive order. More...