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19 décembre 2018

Russia’s int’l student enrolment on the up

By Claudia Civinini. International students in Russia are up 40% since 2013, according to a statement by Russian deputy minister of science and higher education Marina Borovskaya reported by Russian State Agency TASS, adding that the country could aspire to host 425,000 international students by 2024. More...

19 décembre 2018

International schools “a model” for students and staff wellbeing – ISC

By Claudia Civinini. Supportive relationships, strong leadership and clear communication were named as factors conducive to staff and students wellbeing in international schools, with teachers reporting high levels of job satisfaction that imply international schools could work as a model for other systems, a survey commissioned by ISC research explains. More...

19 décembre 2018

Study Group gets Office for Students status

By Claudia Civinini. Study Group has been added to the Office for Students register as a recognised higher education institution in England, the first pathway provider to obtain registration. More...

19 décembre 2018

CBIE strengthens collaborations on intled

By Claudia Civinini. The Canadian Bureau for International Education signed a series of MoUs to renew its collaboration with provincial bodies across Canada. More...

19 décembre 2018

Int’l students’ issues debated in Advocacy Week

By Claudia Civinini. The difficulties international students face through the Canadian job market and immigration system were part of the discussions between students and politicians taking place during Advocacy Week, an event organised by the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations and the Quebec Students Unions. More...

19 décembre 2018

UK HE should seek “full association” to Horizon Europe

By Claudia Civinini. Full association to the next EU framework program should be “plan A” and preventing barriers to mobility for staff and students is a priority, the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee of the House of Lords heard in an evidence session on the impact of the loss of EU funding for UK research. More...

19 décembre 2018

International students contribute millions to Hawaiian economy

By Claudia Civinini. International students generated an economic output of $497.5m in the State of Hawai’i last year, a new report by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has shown, but there is a growing shift towards short-term courses. More...

19 décembre 2018

Babbel announces move into the language travel market

By Claudia Civinini. Language learning app Babbel has announced it will launch a language travel booking platform in 2019, after having acquired Berlin-based start-up LingoVentura, which handles bookings for 200 language schools in over 100 cities and countries. More...

19 décembre 2018

Canada: college asks 428 to re-sit IELTS over English proficiency concerns

By Claudia Civinini. Over 400 offer holders to Niagara College, Canada, all from India, have been told to re-sit their IELTS or risk losing their place after the institution raised concerns about the English language proficiency of a current cohort of students who had been tested in the same test centre. More...

19 décembre 2018

Canada: remove “barriers” to PSW, says CASA

By Claudia Civinini. The Canadian Alliance of Students Associations presented recommendations to improve the immigration system for international students to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration last week. More...

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