By Natalie Marsh. Malta’s ELT sector has seen a rise in student weeks as demand grows among students outside of traditional European markets, according to the Federation of English Language Teacher Organisations Malta. More...

By Natalie Marsh. Fourteen per cent of US high schools are actively recruiting international students, according to a report by the National Association of College Admissions Counselling, with the majority of those using private education agencies to bring in their international cohort. More...

By Natalie Marsh. International House World Organisation plans to become the “industry leader” in student well-being and safety, it has said, after its annual directors’ conference last month. More...

By Natalie Marsh. Nord Anglia Education, one of the largest international school providers, will acquire six schools from Meritas later on this year, it has been announced. Of the schools to be acquired, three are based in the US and one in Mexico as well as one based in Switzerland and another in China. More...

By Natalie Marsh. The number of adult students coming to Ireland to study English dropped significantly in 2014, according to a new report by Marketing English in Ireland. A strong performance in the junior market, however, helped soften the blow. More...

By Natalie Marsh. The Association of Universities and Colleges Canada (AUCC) has become Universities Canada / Universités Canada, after rebranding last month and changing its name for the first time in 50 years. More...

By Sara Custer. Education partnering organisation INTO’s annual agent survey, seen exclusively by The PIE News, reveals that agencies in key markets including China and India are bullish about future outbound numbers. More...

By Sara Custer. The first MOOC delivered in Kurdish has been launched to boost skills training and strengthen the local economy in northern Iraq.
Free online courses covering food safety, tourism studies, human resource management and customer service on the online platform Alison, have been translated into Kurdish and Arabic. More...