By Kerrie Kennedy. Oxford International Education Group, the UK-based multi-sector education operator, has acquired UK independent sixth-form college Oxford International College for an undisclosed sum. More...
OIEG acquires Oxford Int’l College in UK
Employment rate of recent EU grads at 82%
By Kerrie Kennedy. The employment rate of recent graduates in the EU rose from 76% in 2014 to 82% in 2017, a report from the European Commission has revealed. More...
EAIE identifies indicators of successful internationalisation
By Kerrie Kennedy. Building on 2018’s second edition of EAIE Barometer – the largest dataset on the state of internationalisation in Europe – the EAIE has launched its next report in the series in an effort to highlight what ‘successful’ internationalisation looks like in European higher education. More...
Dalhousie Uni to increase int’l student fees
By Kerrie Kennedy. Canada’s Dalhousie University has committed to an increase in international student tuition fees, which will see international students in undergraduate and non-thesis master’s programs pay an additional $1,473 per year over four years. More...
Global Experiences joins AIFS via buy-out
By Kerrie Kennedy. Global exchange organisation the American Institute For Foreign Study has announced the acquisition of US-based internship provider Global Experiences with a view to expanding the international internships offering for students. More...
Tokyo great-grandmother (91) learning English
By Kerrie Kennedy. A Japanese nonagenarian has set out to prove that it is never too late to learn a language as she bids to conquer the English language before the Tokyo Olympics take place in 2020. More...
Bright Scholar to acquire equity in Start Camp
By Kerrie Kennedy. International K-12 operator in China Bright Scholar has announced it has entered into agreements to acquire 25% equity interest in Start Camp Education. The company targets to close the transaction in May 2019. More...
Brainly platform hits 15m users in India
By Kerrie Kennedy. Described as “the world’s largest learning community”, in just two and half years Polish social learning platform Brainly has grown from 60 million to 150 million unique users per month, and now boasts more than 15 million users in India. More...
IALC Seville sees “record-breaking” attendance
By Kerrie Kennedy. A highlight of the annual language travel calendar, IALC’s 2019 Seville Workshop was one of the largest in the organisation’s history, welcoming representatives of more than 100 schools, 121 agencies and 20 exhibitors to the lively and historic capital of Spain’s Andalusia region. More...
US: Chinese students trapped in visa limbo as applications delayed
By Kerrie Kennedy. At least 100 Chinese international students who visited their home country during a 2018 school break have not been able to return to their studies in the US due to their visa applications being caught up in lengthy delays and “administrative processing” by the US State Department. More...