By Viggo Stacey. Coventry University is to open a campus in Wrocław, Poland, its first international campus, with courses due to begin in September 2019. More...
Turkey: Agents defiant despite lira slump, hoping for compromise
By Viggo Stacey. Education agents in Turkey are expecting students to opt for affordable study destinations after a huge drop in the value of the Turkish lira, and have suggested ELT schools make compromises to keep business going. More...
UED honours 14 schools at Agency Awards of Turkey
By Viggo Stacey. The Association of International Educational Counsellors in Turkey, UED, has hosted its Agency Awards of Turkey for this first time since 2013. This year, the awards honoured 14 language schools, which provide the best service to Turkish students and study-abroad agencies. More...
New European Civic University seeks integration
By Viggo Stacey. Eight universities across Europe have joined together to create a European Civic University, in a bid to promote European values among younger generations of students. More...
UK stakeholders fear classrooms will be “less diverse” post-Brexit
By Viggo Stacey. International education stakeholders have again pressed home the risk of Brexit threatening the strength and diversity of the country’s classrooms, at an event in central London. More...
Brexit uncertainty and integration issues remain in student support
By Viggo Stacey. International students are overrepresented in complaints received, integration issues among international cohorts remain, and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit has become a key sticking point, delegates heard at UUKi’s and UKCISA’s joint Enhancing the international student experience conference in London. More...
CEU “forced” to relocate to Vienna from Budapest
By Viggo Stacey. The Central European University has been “forced” to relocate from Budapest to Vienna in order to accept new students in 2019, due to Hungarian government legislation that has been widely criticised for imposing unreachable requirements on the university. More...
Initiative filed to ban English at Zurich Uni
By Viggo Stacey. A citizen of Switzerland’s fifth largest city has filed an initiative to parliament to ban English at the country’s largest university. More...
Students unaware of fast-track degrees – NARIC
By Viggo Stacey. International students are unaware of the option of studying UK Accelerated degrees, according to a report by IFF Research and UK NARIC, which has also identified a greater international market potential outside Europe. More...
UK independent HEIs anticipate EU student drops
By Viggo Stacey. A mere 10% of UK independent higher education providers have identified opportunities post-Brexit, while many predict a future decline in EU student numbers, a survey by Independent HE has found. More...