By Natalie Marsh. The UK government has announced it will be looking into cutting the number of migrant workers entering the UK from outside of the EU. More...
UK: QAA publishes student experience guide
By Natalie Marsh. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has published a guide for UK higher education providers to support and enhance the experience of international students studying at their institutions. More...
Africa: balance between HE and TVET needed to meet upskill demand
By Natalie Marsh. A balance is needed between higher education and vocational training in Africa if it is to face the task of upskilling its enormous youth population, education leaders from across the continent have urged. More...
StudyPortals expands further into Asian market
By Natalie Marsh. StudyPortals is taking a step towards its goal of global transparency in study choice after announcing this week that it will be taking over study search platform, StudentOrient.org. More...
New service to further clamp down on UKHE fraud
By Natalie Marsh. The UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will target fake university websites in its latest efforts to clamp down on higher education fraud. More...
CEO of STB urges language schools to innovate
By Beckie Smith. The CEO of one of Brazil’s largest study travel agencies says that language schools have failed to spot a new niche in the study travel sector for global citizenship and aspirational learning programmes, equipping students with life skills beyond language acquisition. More...Canada: internal reviews uncover delays in visa processing
By Beckie Smith. Canada’s visa woes continue as multiple internal government reviews have revealed delays and errors in visa processing, seeing processing times increase by a third for study permits and double for permanent residence permits. More....Aus: council to finalise int’l education strategy
By Beckie Smith. The Australian government has announced the membership of a new council to oversee the finalisation and implementation of a national strategy for international education. More....Lack of coordination hampers international graduate recruitment
By Beckie Smith. Better liaison between institutions, the public sector and business is required to ensure international graduates get the best start on the career ladder. More...
Malta: MoE calls for more foreign universities amid concerns from sector
By Beckie Smith. Malta is aiming to attract more foreign universities to the island, its Education Minister has said, amid concern about new legislation changing the requirements institutions must fulfill to become a university. More...