21 octobre 2015
21 octobre 2015
Britain Plans Tougher English Tests to Cut International Student Numbers
British ministers are on a “collision course with universities” over plans to introduce tougher English Language tests to cut the number of international students coming to the country by 25,000 a year.
Earlier this month, Home Office Officials met with university leaders to lay out plans for a much more meticulous system of testing international students’ English Language skills. More...
21 octobre 2015
U.S. seeks to increase number of Nigerian students in American schools
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria in an effort to increase the number of Nigerian students studying in America will convene its 16th annual ‘Education USA College Fair’ between Oct. 7 and 8 in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement by the Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy on Monday in Abuja.
The statement said that Nigerian students’ enrollment in the U.S. higher education institutions had increased more than 25 per cent in the past five years. More...
21 octobre 2015
Foreign students bring one billion to Czech state a year
Foreign students at Czech universities and colleges bring about one billion crowns to the state budget annually, according to an analysis of the Kredo project conducted by the Education Ministry and funded from EU subsidies. More...
21 octobre 2015
Private providers: rise in international student complaints
By Kylar Loussikian. More than 200 international students lodged complaints with the federal government ombudsman tasked with investigating issues relating to private education providers in the three months to the end of September, a 23 per cent increase on the previous quarter. More...
19 octobre 2015
Étudiants internationaux : la fin annoncée de l’hégémonie américaine (3)
Par . Les étudiants américains sont rentrés à l’université. Mais pas tous aux États-Unis. L’idée que l’élève peut aller étudier dans un autre pays n’est pas un concept nouveau. Les médias se font fréquemment le relais du nombre d’étudiants étrangers aux États-Unis. Et c’est bien la première chose à laquelle nous pensons quand on parle d’éducation internationale : aux étudiants qui viennent dans les facs américaines. Voir l'article...
19 octobre 2015
Les dix façons de faire fuir les étudiants étrangers (2)
Par . L’ambition de la mobilité globale dans un monde divisé en nations présente un dilemme fondamental. Chaque fois que nous voyageons à l’étranger, nous passons d’un pays à l’autre sans même y penser. Pourtant, chaque nation a des lois pour déterminer qui peut ou pas entrer sur son territoire. Et cette opposition permanente entre la souveraineté d’un pays et le concept de mobilité handicape en premier lieu les étudiants internationaux. Voir l'article...19 octobre 2015
Universities that set up branch campuses in other countries are not colonisers
By . The growth of international branch campuses set up by universities in other countries is the most concrete evidence of how higher education has become a global business. More...19 octobre 2015
Ten sure ways countries can turn away international students
By . The pursuit of global mobility in a world divided up into nations invokes a fundamental dilemma. Free passage without harassment is a right we routinely expect to exercise whenever we travel abroad. More...19 octobre 2015
Branching out: why universities open international campuses despite little reward
By . International branch campuses are one of the biggest reputational and financial risks universities take. They are typically established distant from the home campus’ supervision, in an environment as well as a country that is foreign, and they rarely repatriate great financial or academic riches to their home campus. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)