By Beckie Smith. The Association of Language Travel Organisations, a globally representative body of language schools and agents, has proposed introducing an industry-wide standard for how language courses are presented to cut down the time and human resources it takes agents to interpret schools’ offerings and make bookings. More...
India, Aus trade agreement to include upskilling
By Natalie Marsh. The planned Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between Australia and India will enable Australia to contribute to the mass upskilling of India’s youth population, said Belinda Robinson, chief executive of Universities Australia, this week. More...
$150,000 BC scholarships for East Asia students
By Beckie Smith. British Columbia has announced CAN$150,000 in scholarship funding for 120 students from China, Japan and South Korea. The Canadian province has also signed agreements to expand education cooperation between BC and Asia. More...
US consulate glitch causing visa processing delays globally
By Sara Custer. Processing for visa applications into the US has been delayed for more than two weeks due to a glitch in the US State Department’s software system. The lag has meant that some students planning to study an Intensive English Program have been forced to cancel the course and accommodation because they didn’t receive their travel documents in time. More...
NZ streamlines visas with ‘apply on behalf’, eVisas
By Beckie Smith. Education agents can now apply for visas on behalf of students hoping to study in New Zealand, through the government’s online immigration portal, Immigration ONLINE. More...
Hotcourses raises £110,000 for its Kenyan school
By Natalie Marsh. Hotcourses Foundation, which is celebrating 10 years operating a primary school in Kenya, raised £110,000 last week to support orphans enrolled at the institution. More...
International student numbers hit new record
Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech Launches Smart University in Partnership with Microsoft
Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech (UCA) launched, on Tuesday, in partnership with Microsoft Morocco the “Smart University” project to set up a digital platform that networks all the university institutions.
This project is based on the TV White Space (TVWS) technology, which offers access to broadband Internet for students and researchers enrolled in the nine institutions of Cadi Ayyad University. More...
Universities from Bangladesh snub Asia’s top 100 ranking for 2015
Not a single university from Bangladesh cared to send data for the top 100 list of the Times Higher Education Asia University Ranking 2015 despite being invited.
But the Times Higher Education group told bdnews24.com that they had invited Bangladesh’s universities, but did not get any data from any of the institutions to rank them. More...
