By Viggo Stacey. The Philippine government has passed a law allowing overseas higher education institutions to set up education facilities in the country for the first time as a way of modernising its higher education sector and bring international quality standards and expertise into the country. More...
Turkish students disappointed by UK visa denials
By Viggo Stacey. Earlier in 2019, The PIE reported that agency business directors said that some students were cancelling plans to travel to the UK due to inconsistencies in visa decisions made at British consulates in Turkey. More...
No-cosigner loans help diversify student cohorts
By Viggo Stacey. International student loan provider MPOWER Financing has laid out evidence of how it has helped students from overseas who would not have been able to travel to North America without the company’s services in its social impact report. More...
Turkey: Academix to open Azeri and Iranian offices
By Viggo Stacey. Turkish education counselling agency Academix Study Abroad Services has announced it will expand into Azerbaijan and Iran to recruit students to North America and Europe, as well as to promote Turkish education institutions. More...
Camp Counselor Program offers lifelong ties to US
By Viggo Stacey. The Camp Counselor Program in the US brings with it three benefits for the country, namely diplomatic, economic as well as exposing other American campers and counselors to international culture, according to a study commissioned by the Alliance for International Exchange. More...
Harrow School Online set to launch in 2020
By Viggo Stacey. The UK’s Harrow School has announced it will launch a “virtual sixth form” to teach A-levels online from September 2020. More...
UK: sector blasts Labour’s pledge to abolish independent schools
By Viggo Stacey. The UK’s opposition party has voted to effectively abolish independent schools by removing their charitable status and forcing state schools to be permitted to use their assets – a move that has been widely criticised by various stakeholders. More...
Third Maple Leaf school opens in Canada
By Viggo Stacey. An operator of private schools in China, Maple Leaf Education, has opened a high school at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, making it the company’s third school on a university campus in Canada. More...
IDP Education opens three offices in Pakistan
By Viggo Stacey. Global education agency IDP Education has announced it has entered the Pakistani market to provide its services to students seeking to study abroad. More...
Business schools launch exchange program
By Viggo Stacey. Business schools from four countries have joined together to create an exchange program for Master’s in Management students as graduates look for a more global, practically focused study experience. More...