By Beckie Smith. Professionals in the UK’s Further Education sector have slammed the Home Office’s reforms to student visa regulations, warning that the restrictive policy will affect the HE pipeline of international students planning to enrol and study at undergraduate level in the UK. More...
Canada: CBIE to build student visa advice training
By Beckie Smith. The Canadian Bureau for International Education will develop a training programme to enable international student advisors at education institutions to advise students on immigration policy and practice, it has announced. More...
77% of parents would consider study abroad for children, says HSBC report
By Beckie Smith. More than three quarters of parents who took part in a worldwide survey carried out by UK-based multinational banking and financial services company HSBC would consider sending their children abroad for university. More...
Cheating persists in US university applications from China
By Natalie Marsh. There are still more incentives to cheat than not for a number of students from China who continue to manipulate the US university applications process, it has emerged. More...
UK colleges: non-EU work rights to be axed; PSW squeezed
By Amy Baker. Tighter rules for the UK’s FE sector have been confirmed, with all part-time work rights for non-EU students studying at publicly funded colleges to be scrapped, while college-enrolled students will also have no possibility of applying for a work visa while in the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. More...
BETA focuses on dual values of education travel
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StudentMarketing MoU with UNWTO on youth travel
By Amy Baker. Youth travel consultancy, StudentMarketing, has signed an MoU with UN World Tourism Organisation to further promote collaboration and pave the way for production of a global report on youth and student tourism. More...
THE releases preliminary Africa uni rankings
By Sara Custer. Times Higher Education, producers of the World University Rankings, have released a snapshot of their preliminary rankings of universities in Africa. More...
US State Department endorses “education diplomacy”
By Sara Custer. Evan Ryan, the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Culture Affairs, this month endorsed international education’s role in tackling global issues and boosting the country’s foreign outreach. More...