By Viggo Stacey. The UK has remained top choice for language learners from Germany, according to figures from the country’s agency association. However its managing director has warned that the ongoing Brexit negotiations could still scupper the UK’s ELT sector’s attempts to manage the Brexit situation. More...
Turkey: YEDAB counsellor course to boost awareness of sector
By Viggo Stacey. Turkey’s Association of Study Abroad Counsellors YEDAB has announced a new strategy encouraging young people to become study abroad counsellors through a university course in the country’s largest city. More...
Rogue Turkish agents investigated for embezzlement
By Viggo Stacey. An education agency in Turkey, Oxford House Work & Travel, has fired three of its employees after they were caught stealing from their Work and Travel students’ tax returns. It is also trying to shine light on the problem that it claims has been more widespread. More...
A Big Open-Access Deal for Germany
By Lindsay McKenzie. Publisher Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL -- a consortium of university and research libraries in Germany -- have signed a "transformative" open-access deal. More...
Debate Over Off-Campus Work
By Anna McKie for Times Higher Education. An email sent to staff at Teesside University in Britain has ignited a debate about flexible working, as a union accused it of imposing “archaic” conditions that restrict academics from working from home or doing off-campus research. More...
British Universities Urged to Limit Flights
By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education. Universities have been urged to take increasingly radical steps to help combat climate change, with flights to conferences the top target. More...
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Guardianship standards review expected – BSA
By Viggo Stacey. Changes to the UK’s national minimum standard for boarding schools will demand more is done to ensure schools are aware of international students whereabouts throughout their stay in the country. More...
Aarhus boosts outbound, EMI courses drop
By Viggo Stacey. Business Academy Aarhus is boosting its outbound mobility program in a bid to sustain international experiences, as government regulation has resulted in a reduction of English medium instruction courses. More...
Collective voice key to international success, say Scottish universities
By Viggo Stacey. Collaboration is key to universities in Scotland continuing to “punch above their weight” in terms of international student recruitment, delegates heard at the Scottish Universities’ International Group’s inaugural conference last week. More...