By Viggo Stacey. The University of Wollongong has partnered with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur to train footballers on its campus from January 2020. More...
Swansea Uni partners with Columbia
By Viggo Stacey. Swansea University in Wales has partnered with New York’s prestigious Columbia University to foster closer cooperation on research and potential student exchanges. More...
Students must “think globally” – International Education Week
By Viggo Stacey. An opportunity to explore study abroad, an introduction to new cultures and a rallying point for US universities to highlight the importance of international students to their campuses – all of these were reasons given to celebrate International Education Week 2018. More...
MIPT team crowned finance champions
By Viggo Stacey. A group of students from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology fought off competition from 11,000 participants from across more than 80 countries to claim victory in the inaugural International Quant Championship. More...
Expectation management key for Zoom Abroad
By Viggo Stacey. Student counsellor and recruiter Zoom Abroad is aiming to present potential international students with study options in an ethical way via its app. More...
English UK targets Three Peaks Challenge
By Viggo Stacey. English UK members are completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in October to raise money to the Eddie Byers Fund, which will finance English language lessons for schoolchildren in Palestine and Tanzania and asylum-seekers in the UK. More...
More international graduates in the Netherlands staying after five years
By Viggo Stacey. Numbers of international students choosing to stay after graduation in the Netherlands is rising, according to Nuffic, the country’s internationalisation body. More...
Int’l students in Canada targeted in phone scam
By Viggo Stacey. International students in Peterborough, Canada are reportedly being targeted by scammers demanding a CAN$2,500 “Welcome to Canada” tax. More...
Sweden: int’l students up 5.4%, but outbound mobility decreases
By Viggo Stacey. The number of international students in Sweden increased by more than 5% in 2017/18, but the number of Swedes studying abroad decreased for the third year in a row, statistics from the Swedish Higher Education Authority revealed. More...
White Paper raises “new obstacles” for EU students
By Viggo Stacey. Key stakeholders in the international education sector have welcomed the publication of the UK government’s White Paper on Immigration, but have also raised concerns over what has been described as “new obstacles” – particularly the proposed requirement of an Electronic Travel Authorisation for short-term students to enter the country. More...