By Viggo Stacey. Three organisations have launched a consultation on the UK’s higher education transnational education offer with an aim to explore how it can be delivered most effectively. More...
Quality English & Quality Education adds UK schools
By Viggo Stacey. Quality English and Quality Education, the group comprising independent English language schools and colleges, has welcomed two schools in the UK into its organisation. More...
AFS to offset school exchange travel emissions
By Viggo Stacey. AFS Intercultural Programs has announced it will fully offset travel emissions of its flagship AFS high school exchange programs from 2021 onwards as standard practice. More...
Malaysia to recalibrate its strategy as 200k int’l student target by 2020 looks unlikely
By Viggo Stacey. Malaysia is calling for its public and private universities to work together to attract international students after it seems increasingly clear the country is likely miss its target of reaching 200,000 by 2020. More...
IALC adds 10 schools across eight countries
By Viggo Stacey. Seven language schools have joined the International Association of Language Centres, in addition to two new associate centres and one seasonal centre. More...
Thailand to see US$162m int’l school in 2020
By Viggo Stacey. A US$162 million school is set to open in Thailand in August 2020, expected to teach up to 1,800 Thai and international students from pre-nursery to Grade 12. More...
Swedish government proposes PSW extension for international grads
By Viggo Stacey. The Swedish government is proposing to extend the post-study work rights of graduates from Swedish universities, with leaders suggesting students should be allowed to remain in the country for up to one year to seek employment. International graduates are currently given six months to find work. More...
Travel within UK is motivator for Chinese students
By Viggo Stacey. A key motivation for Chinese students to study in the UK is down to the fact that they have the opportunity to travel around the country, new research has revealed. More...
Greece: first English-taught UG at a public uni
By Viggo Stacey. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) will launch its first undergraduate degree fully taught in English this semester – the country’s first undergraduate course at a public university using English as the medium of instruction. More...
BC & FutureLearn launch new campaign
By Viggo Stacey. The British Council’s ‘Study UK: Learn online with a UK university’ campaign has launched another this year with 325 massive open online courses from 35 UK universities via the FutureLearn platform, demonstrating “what the UK has to offer” to learners across the globe. More...