By Kerrie Kennedy. British Study Centres has opened a school in Kyrgyzstan in a step towards satisfying the demand for high-quality English Language Training in the capital Bishkek. More...
Wealthy int’l parents buy up luxury UK homes
By Kerrie Kennedy. Wealthy international parents purchased around £2 billion worth of London property in the past year, in order to secure accommodation for their children attending private schools and universities in the British capital. 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...
Int’l applications to Welsh HEIs down – UCAS
By Kerrie Kennedy. Latest UCAS figures have revealed that universities in Wales saw the biggest drop in the UK in the numbers of undergraduate applicants between 2017 and 2018, both in terms of EU and non-EU applicants. More...
Oxford scores hat-trick in THE rankings, but Asian competition intensifies
By Kerrie Kennedy. Oxford University has claimed the prime position for a third consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but the UK’s reputation is showing signs of slipping amid intensifying competition across Asia. More...
Ireland targets Europe’s top 10 for language learning post-Brexit
By Kerrie Kennedy. In preparation for a changed European dynamic post-Brexit, the Irish government has launched a campaign that prioritises foreign languages and student exchanges to help Ireland secure a spot among the top 10 in Europe for language teaching and learning. 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...
Global Study Awards winners revealed
By Kerrie Kennedy. The winners of the latest round of the Global Study Awards have been announced, with students from Somalia and the Netherlands scooping £10,000 to put towards their studies. 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...