By Viggo Stacey. Maltese English-language provider EC English Language Centres and Japan’s Kindai High School have celebrated 15 years of partnership – with the president of Malta lending her hand to make it a memorable anniversary. More...
Turkish agency Atlas looks to expand markets
By Viggo Stacey. At the joint Atlas-Edcon Conference in Istanbul in January, Turkish education agents and consultants heard an assessment of the industry in 2017 and details about planned projects for 2018. Atlas and its partners explained that they were confident for 2018. More...
UK: health surcharge doubled, non-EU students to pay more for care
By Viggo Stacey. International students from outside the European Economic Area will have to pay twice as much for health care in the UK, under new government plans to increase a health surcharge. More...
Germany: FDSV widens membership
By Viggo Stacey. German agency association, FDSV, is opening up its membership to include German language travel operators who offer courses in Germany. More...
UK: ELT sector protests against migration policy
By Viggo Stacey. Students, business leaders, academics and politicians opposing the UK government’s policy of including international students in migration figures joined a demonstration organised by pro-London lobby group, London First, and English UK. More...
JAOS claims mobility figures still inaccurate
By Viggo Stacey. More than 200,000 Japanese people studied abroad in 2016, according to the Japanese Association of Overseas Studies, a far higher figure than government figures suggest. More...
AMBA celebrates with annual awards
By Viggo Stacey. The Association of MBAs presented four awards to AMBA-accredited schools and their students at its annual Gala Dinner in London in February. More...
Int’l students boost housing investment
By Viggo Stacey. Investment in student housing in the UK is expected to increase in 2018 with international students playing a pivotal role, a new report suggests. But there is concern that the industry is oversupplying the wrong type of accommodation. More...
Liverpool U expands China offering
By Viggo Stacey. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has announced plans to open a new campus in Taicang, China, in 2020 with the aim of enrolling 6,000 students by 2025. More...
Rhodes expands scholarships to global students
By Viggo Stacey. Rhodes Trust has opened up its scholarship program to students from every country with its introduction of two Global Scholarships. More...