By  Beckie Smith. The Italian government is planning to extend its European high school study abroad scholarship programme, PON, to all of Italy’s 20 regions, as new research shows that the number of outbound Italian high school students embarking on long-term study abroad has risen by 55% in three years. More...

By  Beckie Smith. The UK’s Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the 2015 intake for GREAT scholarships for Indian university students to study in the UK will cater for 396 students, in an attempt to signal that the UK is ‘open for business’ as incoming Indian international student numbers plummet. More...

By Dian Schaffhauser. When Purdue University announced in 2013 that it intended to introduce a new technology school built on the “competency” model, it joined a field with few other players. Delaware County Community College, Southern New Hampshire U, Western Governors U, Excelsior College and a handful of other institutions have pursued a similar path in developing educational programs that put the emphasis on helping their graduates master specific competencies vs. counting the number of hours they sit in classrooms. More...

By Greg Toppo. The place where the video game was invented more than 50 years ago now wants to teach instructors, entrepreneurs, and students how to design games for learning—and it’s hoping the end result will be a new kind of tech tool for the classroom. More...