By Viggo Stacey. Quality English has added two schools to its portfolio of independent English language schools to carry the QE license, which will join the organisation’s missions and events in 2019. More...
Levene MBA program signs with HBS Online
By Viggo Stacey. Master’s students at University of Regina’s Levene Graduate School of Business in Canada will be able to take courses from Harvard Business School Online which will partially contribute to their MBA programs thanks to a new agreement. More...
Erasmus+ hits 400,000 mobile students in 2016/17
By Viggo Stacey. Around 22,400 Erasmus+ projects enabled more than 400,000 higher education students, trainees and staff to spend a period learning, training or teaching abroad in 2016/17, according to European Commission statistics. This is up from 330,000 students and staff during the 2015/2016 academic year. More...
Figures: UK education exports hit £19.9bn
By Viggo Stacey. Education exports and transnational education activity was estimated to be £19.9 billion in 2016, according to newly released UK government statistics, which indicates a 26% increase from 2010 figures. More...
CEG recalibrates its US strategy with Boston focus
By Viggo Stacey. Cambridge Education Group has announced the re-opening of ONCAMPUS Boston in partnership with Curry College, following the temporary suspension of operations after its host institution, Wheelock College, was acquired by Boston University in 2018. More...
LSF acquires centre in “Venice of the Alps”
By Viggo Stacey. The LSF Montpellier French school has acquired the IFALPES French school, in a strategic move to meet demand for “crucial” Swiss, German, Italian, and French language learners.
Based in the southeastern French city of Annecy, IFALPES had been owned by business school operator IPAC group since 2006. More...
Thailand TNE potential “strong”, as country bids to become education hub
By Viggo Stacey. Thai government policies are making the establishment of branch campuses easier in the southeast Asian country, while authorities are seeking to promote Thailand as a regional education hub as domestic student numbers drop, according to a QAA report. More...
Lingoo seeks crowdfunding for expansion plans
By Viggo Stacey. Peer-to-peer homestay platform Lingoo is raising funding in a bid to become “the world’s language holiday platform” and expand in key language markets. More...
BSC opens first school in Ireland in new expansion
By Viggo Stacey. Dublin will be British Study Centres‘ first English-speaking country location outside the UK, as the English Language provider has announced a new school opening in 2019. 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...