By Kerrie Kennedy. Google has released a new app called Bolo which has been designed to help children learn both Hindi and English in the Indian language education market. More...
Malaysia: UK alumni association launched
By Kerrie Kennedy. The Malaysia Commonwealth Alumni Association has launched to provide a platform for UK-educated scholars to reconnect with their peers, establish networking and partnerships, and to develop a community in Malaysia. More...
US: 2020 Best Grad Schools revealed
By Kerrie Kennedy. The number of international students seeking master’s and doctoral degrees from US colleges and universities may have continued along a “troubling” trajectory for the second year running, but those that have applied to graduate schools have played a part in some major position changes across the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Graduate Schools list. More...
US: First-year online pathway program launched
By Kerrie Kennedy. Three US institutions have joined forces with online course provider StraighterLine and education management business Campus3 to create a ‘First-Year Online Value’ program that allows international students to start their studies in their home country while waiting for a visa. More...
Pearson sells US K12 textbook arm for $250m
By Kerrie Kennedy. Education publishing giant Pearson has announced the sale of its US K-12 courseware business to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management for $250 million as it shifts its focus from textbooks to digital. More...
EUA & UUK pen document to guide HEIs in the event of a no-deal Brexit
By Kerrie Kennedy. With just a month to go until Britain leaves the EU, the European Universities Association and Universities UK have published a document to assist universities to mitigate some potential disruptions in the event of a no-deal scenario. More...
Navitas & U of Leicester to open study centre
By Kerrie Kennedy. Navitas has announced it has signed an agreement with the University of Leicester to operate a Global Study Centre located close to the university’s campus in the UK. More...
AIIMS & UCL sign partnership with dual focus
By Kerrie Kennedy. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and University College London have entered into a new partnership that will enable closer research collaboration and increase academic and student exchange between the institutions. More...
IIT Delhi launches int’l PhD fellowship
By Kerrie Kennedy. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is looking to enrol 500 international students to its new International PhD Fellowship Programme over the next five years, with enrolled international students paying fees on par with those of their Indian counterparts. More...
Akademie Zeitgeist acquires IH Freiburg
By Kerrie Kennedy. Newly established German language course provider Akademie Zeitgeist has completed the acquisition of International House Freiburg, with the aim of operating a small number of German language schools across Germany as part of the International House network. More...