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19 décembre 2018

New 1-year limit for some Chinese students in US as Senate debates IP risk

By Amy Baker. From June 11, certain Chinese students in the US may have their student visa limited to one year in duration if they are studying in “sensitive” fields such as robotics, aviation and high-tech manufacturing. More...

19 décembre 2018

iTEP English exams scale up in China

By Amy Baker. US English proficiency exam provider, iTEP International, has announced a new partnership in China which it hopes will dramatically increase its reach among Chinese learners of English. More...

19 décembre 2018

US and UK jostle for soft power top spot in rankings

By Amy Baker. Based on the number of world leaders and monarchs educated in a country, the US is now the leading country for its associated “soft power” score, according to recently released soft power index from UK-based Higher Education Policy Institute. More...

19 décembre 2018

Many UK ELT schools note rise in direct bookings

By Amy Baker. An anecdotal increase in “non-commissionable” bookings across English UK member schools was noted at its last annual conference – and various stakeholders have confirmed to The PIE News that they are seeing a slow creep in direct bookings within the ELT marketplace. More...

19 décembre 2018

Alex Usher, president, HESA, Canada

By Amy Baker. Alex Usher is president of a Canadian education consulting company and a well-known commentator, via his blog and Twitter, on issues around global higher education. We sat down with him to discuss his worldview and his take on the latest MAC report. More...

19 décembre 2018

MAC splits hairs on migration count / target

By Amy Baker. UK stakeholders were largely disappointed in the extent of change recommended by the MAC report of 11 September – with the decision to keep international students in the net migration count a central criticism. More...

19 décembre 2018

Commission creep: ELT sector concerns rise over agent costs

By Amy Baker. Several stakeholders representing English language teaching businesses have voiced concerns that the rates of commission that education agents are charging is rising to a point that is becoming unsustainable for schools to pay and remain profitable. More...

19 décembre 2018

Navitas invites partners to reimagine pathway business

By Amy Baker. The “pathway business” is becoming increasingly sophisticated and diversified, as education companies such as Navitas are developing new ways of working with universities, building up services such as managing overseas campuses, or helping universities with domestic recruitment. More...

19 décembre 2018

Francis J Ricciardone, president, AUC, Egypt

By Amy Baker. During an event in London to raise scholarship funds for AUC, The PIE caught up with the president of this US-accredited university in Cairo to talk about its ambitions as a global university in Egypt. More...

19 décembre 2018

Sri Lanka outlines ambitions to be an education hub

By Amy Baker. Sri Lanka is keen to establish itself as an education hub in Asia, trading on its strategic location, tourism appeal and significant development planned – which includes a US$1.4bn ambitious port city project, funded by Chinese investment. More...

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