30 janvier 2015
30 janvier 2015
UK: Gov imposes new regulation for private colleges
By Katie Duncan. A ‘Rapid Response Team’ to investigate fraud allegations and ‘fit and proper’ tests for directors of alternative providers (APs) are just some of the new measures the government will apply to private colleges, as revealed yesterday in an unexpected ministerial statement by Universities and Science Minister Greg Clark. More...
30 janvier 2015
Bell seeks to double revenue by 2019 with focus on pathways
By Katie Duncan. One of the UK’s largest English language companies, Bell English, aims to double its revenue to £38m by 2019 by extending the brand’s focus from ELT provider to a world renowned pathway and ELT services provider. More...
30 janvier 2015
Gaza refugee raises £15,000 to study in UK
By Beckie Smith. A Palestinian community and human rights activist has raised more than £15,000 towards the cost of studying in the UK in six weeks through online crowdfunding platform IndieGoGo. More...
30 janvier 2015
Online university application guide BridgeU launches
By Beckie Smith. An online ‘software-as-service’ platform that coaches prospective international students through the US university application process has launched this month, before expanding to UK institutions in March. More...
30 janvier 2015
Russia’s top universities establish joint student recruitment centre
By Beckie Smith. Russia’s 15-strong Association of Global Universities is in the process of establishing a unified student recruitment initiative that aims to recruit up to 15,000 international students annually. More...
30 janvier 2015
NZ: International students up 12%; sector worth $2.85bn
By Beckie Smith. New Zealand’s international education industry is now valued at NZ$2.85bn (US$2.12bn) following 12% year-on-year growth in student numbers for the first two trimesters of 2014, new statistics published by Education New Zealand reveal. More...
30 janvier 2015
Malaysia has one of highest proportions of international students pursuing higher education
Malaysia has one of the highest proportions of international versus domestic students in the academic world with the average ratio being almost 1:10.
Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said over the past decade, the country had become the fastest growing destination for international students, attracting an annual increase of over 16%.
"This shows that education in Malaysia is not just affordable, but also accessible and welcoming," he said in his speech when opening the Education Malaysia International Development & Marketing Convention 2015, here, today. More...
30 janvier 2015
Yale, US colleges invest in diversity among international students
By Michael Melia. Yupei Guo does not fit the mold of the traditional Ivy League student from China: Her journalist parents are neither rich nor members of the governing elite.
Growing up, she thought the cost would make it impossible for her to attend one of the famed American universities. But by the time she applied to Yale, it was among the U.S. schools investing in more economic diversity among their growing ranks of international students. More...
30 janvier 2015
Scots university plans fees refund for UK, overseas students who fail
By Andrew Denholm. Fee-paying students at a Scottish university will be the first to have their costs waived if they fail to graduate under radical proposals. More...
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