By Claudia Civinini. Queen Mary University of London and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, of Singapore, have formalised a partnership on scientific research. More...
MAC a “missed opportunity” – stakeholders
By Claudia Civinini. A recommendation to keep students in the net migration figures left international education stakeholders bitterly disappointed at the long-awaited MAC report. More...
Elite HEIs ebb in QS employability rankings
By Claudia Civinini. The US scooped five of the top-10 spots in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2019, while elite UK institutions slipped down the rankings since last year. More...
Not the hottest July for Malta’s ELT – FELTOM
By Claudia Civinini. Student arrivals and student weeks were down during the busiest month of the year for Malta’s ELT industry, the FELTOM ELT Barometer revealed. More...
Camplus awarded best student residence in Italy
By Claudia Civinini. Italian student residence provider Camplus received a Ministry of Education award for best student residence in the country. More...
The lure of work rights for int’l students – Act 1: Policies
By Claudia Civinini. Dubbed “the bridge between education and migration” by Centre for Global Higher Education’s Simon Marginson, post-study work rights are being used by some countries as a way to encourage the globally mobile student to put down roots in a new country. More...
St Giles aims to turn int’l students into ‘locals’
By Claudia Civinini. St Giles is set to launch an English language course with a new format which aims to transform students “from tourists to locals”. More...
Competitors consider likely policy change in the UK
By Claudia Civinini. The UK has a less generous provision of post-study work rights for international students compared to some of its key competitors, the report of the Migration Advisory Committee stated, while its regulations for part-time work while studying are similar to others. More...
Latin American language learning trending in China
By Claudia Civinini. Chinese students are increasingly taking up Spanish and Portuguese as China strengthens its ties with Latin America and its economy gains attractiveness to Chinese job hunters. More...
Parents of Chinese students in the US “anxious” – report
By Claudia Civinini. Chinese parents are concerned about the safety of their children studying in the US – but the country is still their first choice, a new Intead report produced in collaboration with Vericant revealed. More...