By Scott Jaschik. ACT on Friday called off planned Saturday administrations of the ACT examinations at 56 test centers in Hong Kong and South Korea. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. The Council of Graduate Schools on Monday released preliminary survey data on the number of applications international students have submitted to U.S. graduate schools for the fall. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. A Wall Street Journal analysis of data from more than a dozen large U.S. public universities found higher rates of alleged cheating for international undergraduate students than for domestic undergraduate students. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. The appointment of former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey to chair the board of a new American-backed private university in Vietnam has triggered debate due to his role in the killing of women and children as a commander of a Navy SEAL squad during the Vietnam War, The New York Times reported. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. Surveys show an increasing number of U.S. institutions are working with commissioned agents to recruit international students. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. A Florida man accused of recruiting international students to the U.S. on false pretenses to further a prostitution business has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking by fraud, wire fraud, importation of aliens for prostitution or immoral purposes, and use of a facility of interstate commerce to operate a prostitution enterprise. Read more...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Udacity has begun operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland—quickly becoming its fastest growing regions—according to an email to Edsurge. More...
By . Even with all the globe-trotting we do in our profession, it’s not often we get the chance to do a world tour in just 60 minutes. The session ‘Exploring hot topics in international education through World café’, held at the NAFSA conference last week in Denver, gave participants just that opportunity. It was a tour of the globe, facilitated by the leaders of six international education associations, all members of the Network of International Education Associations (NIEA). More...
ESU has become, the newest affiliate of the Scholars at Risk network, for better protecting scholars and promoting academic freedom around the world. ESU also joined forces with SAR and other partners in urging the UN Human Rights Council to give strong consideration when appointing the next Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education to the concerns of higher education. More...
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, standing committee of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, agreed to recommend the European Students’ Union for consultative status. This will be instrumental for ESU on its work on protecting students’ rights and on our contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. More...
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