By Jessica Hutchby. The University of Melbourne in Australia is celebrating reaching its fundraising campaign target of A$500m two years earlier than scheduled. The “Believe” campaign was launched in 2013 with an aim to raise $500m by the end of 2017. The money raised so far is $504m. More...
NZ gov helps fund Taranaki’s unique IE strategy
Aus, S Korea to fund N Korea study abroad
By Sara Custer. Defectors from North Korea will be given the opportunity to live in Australia and study English at a university through a first of its kind agreement between the governments of South Korea and Australia. More...
Hotcourses: most Malaysia searches from Indonesia
By Natalie Marsh. Students from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and India made up over half of all searches to study in Malaysia on the global search platform, Hotcourses, the company reports. More...
Aus: World Class contest winners announced
By Beckie Smith. Rehabilitating brain injury patients during a physiotherapy placement in Cambodia, living in “a tiny shoebox near Montmartre” and visiting a dog café in Korea – these were some of the experiences showcased in the submissions to the World Class Show & Tell short video competition that aimed to promote study abroad to students in Australia. More...
Japan: study abroad boosts quality of life, career skills, survey suggests
By Beckie Smith. Japanese graduates who have studied abroad report gaining skills beneficial to their careers and having a higher quality of life than those who have not, new research has shown. More...
APAIE: Asia Pacific HE seeks ‘bolder goals’ beyond mobility
By Beckie Smith. Alumni engagement, substantive partnership building and improving the student experience topped the discussion agenda at the Asia Pacific Association for International Education‘s annual conference in Melbourne last week, signalling what many in the region say is a phase of professionalisation in the Asia Pacific. More...
Uni of Reading inaugurates Malaysian campus
By Natalie Marsh. The University of Reading in Malaysia officially inaugurated its new campus in Iskandar, Johor last week, which will have the capacity to cater for 3,000 students. More...
Aus consortium to help with India upskilling
By Natalie Marsh. A consortium of public and private training providers has been formed in Queensland, Australia to support the mass upskilling of India’s youth population. More...
China opens a new university every week
By Andreas Schleicher. China has been building the equivalent of almost one university per week.
It is part of a silent revolution that is causing a huge shift in the composition of the world's population of graduates. More...