By Beckie Smith. The international education community has a vital role to play in promoting the values of openness and inclusion in the face of unwelcoming political rhetoric in the run-up to the US election, stakeholders were told at the annual NAFSA conference, held last week in Denver. More...
Prioritise international education, NAFSA urges presidential hopefuls
By Beckie Smith. NAFSA’s board of directors has urged presidential hopefuls to create a “more welcoming and globally engaged United States”. More...
Study Group opens new Netherlands ISC
By Beckie Smith. Study Group will open its second pathway programme in the Netherlands later this year, offering university preparation for international students on campus at the University of Groningen. More...
UK’s development fund commits £45m to international HE projects
By Beckie Smith. The UK’s Department for International Development will launch a new £45m fund next month to support cross-border partnerships that will help to facilitate higher education transformation in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East. More...
The rise and rise of the international high schools market
By Sara Custer. There are three main drivers attracting investors to the international school sector: reliable long-term revenue, upfront capital through student fee payments and a relatively recession-proof product. More...
Education central to Indo-US trade growth agenda
By Sara Custer. Indian market entry specialist Sannam S4 has opened the first US office to serve the high calibre US Business Centers initiative, which brings together heavy hitters in US and Indian industry as well as senior government representatives to deepen Indo-US trade and education relations. More...
US: 1/3 of universities use agents directly to recruit overseas
By Amy Baker. A shift in approach to international student recruitment has occurred in the last three years in the USA, with just over one-third of US universities now working directly with education agents to support the international student recruitment process, according to new in-depth research into the pace of adoption revealed at the NAFSA conference here in Denver. More...
Sudesh Prasad, Intrinsiq, UK
By Amy Baker. Technology in the education study travel space is constantly developing, but cost and complexity means schools can be slow to adapt. Sudesh Prasad, head of project development at Intrinsiq, which develops software solutions for the sector, tells The PIE why schools should be enthused by the efficiency of tech. More...
New Zealand: int’l student fee revenue up 17% to $1bn
By Natalie Marsh. Tuition fee revenue for international education topped $1bn in New Zealand for the first time last year, as enrolments grew by 13%, according to the newly released Education New Zealand snapshot report. More...
UK: APPG for International Students launched
By Natalie Marsh. An All-Parliamentary Party Group for International Students has been formed in the UK, in order to highlight the impact and contribution foreign students make to the country. More...