By Kerrie Kennedy. The call comes as a new poll from research consultancy ComRes revealed an increase in support for international students and graduates in the UK. More...
UK Parliament hears second round of evidence on int’l students
By Kerrie Kennedy. The All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students has held its second day of oral evidence sessions for its inquiry into how the UK can build a sustainable future for international students, hearing from education stakeholders, lawmakers and business representatives from across the country. More...
Malvern to offer ‘Forest School ethos’ in China
By Kerrie Kennedy. A ‘Forest School’ ethos and robots in the classroom will mark out Malvern Colleges’ newest campus in Chengdu, which will also be the first British school in China to teach all lessons outdoors for one day a week. More...
Kent College to open school in Hong Kong
By Kerrie Kennedy. Canterbury’s Kent College is to open a new school in Hong Kong in 2020 to boost the international reputation of the school. It will be the second overseas school for Kent College after Kent College Dubai opened in 2016. More...
Canada: int’l students hold vigil for classmate
By Kerrie Kennedy. A group of 23 international students in Ontario have held a vigil for a classmate who took his own life after losing his status to stay in Canada when his post-graduate work visa application was denied. More...
Navitas partners with The Hague University
By Kerrie Kennedy. Navitas has signed a partnership agreement with The Hague University of Applied Sciences to provide international students with pathway programs to study at the world-leading university in the Netherlands. More...
Int’l scholarship student is GBBO ‘Star Baker’
By Kerrie Kennedy. Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off is back and the weekly battle for the title of ‘Star Baker’ has begun. But this year, nestled among the contestants is Rahul Mandal, an engineering researcher at the University of Sheffield who came to the UK from India on a student scholarship seven years ago. More...
UK TNE students outnumber int’l students in UK by 60% – UUKi
By Kerrie Kennedy. There are 1.6 times as many students studying for UK higher education awards overseas than there are international students studying in the UK, with more locations and universities engaged in UK TNE than ever before,UUKi’s latest review has revealed. More...
US: International graduate students drop 4%, Trump a potential factor
By Kerrie Kennedy. First-time international graduate enrolments at US institutions have decreased for the second time since 2003, dropping by 3.7% between 2016 and 2017, a new report by the Council of Graduate Schools has revealed. More...
Demand for graduate business studies up globally, bar dips in US
By Kerrie Kennedy. Demand for graduate management education has stabilised when compared with 2017, according to a report from the Graduate Management Admission Council. However, while applications to business school programs in the Asia-Pacific, European, and Canadian markets are up on 2017, programs in the US report a dip in volume. More...