By Natalie Marsh. Oxford International Education Group has announced it will be setting up a new college with Bangor University for international students, offering added tuition, language and study skills before they complete their degree at the university. More...
CEG Digital partners with Uni of Southampton
By Natalie Marsh. Following the launch of its digital arm in January, Cambridge Education Group has announced a new partnership with the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. More...
Education agents say internet is changing the shape of study travel recruitment
By Natalie Marsh. The internet is the biggest disruption to language travel recruitment, a panel of education agents have said. Speaking at the Eaquals conference last week, agents from Italy, Spain and Germany agreed that the internet has changed how they recruit and relationship they have with schools. More...
Eaquals grows members, rolls out digital learning inspections
By Natalie Marsh. The increasing prominence of digital learning among language students was evident at the Eaquals conference in Lisbon last week, as the accreditation body moves towards introducing new inspections to language learning delivered online. More...
Australia: The higher the ranking the higher the price, study finds
By Natalie Marsh. Australian universities with a higher position in global league tables tend to set higher international tuition fees, according to a recent study. More...
ELT numbers in Malta decrease due to fall in 16-25s
By Natalie Marsh. The number of students studying English in Malta decreased by almost 3% last year, according to recent statistics, with a drop in students aged 16-25 quelling growth seen in the previous year. More...
Nottingham Trent scoops Whatuni’s int’l award
By Natalie Marsh. Nottingham Trent University scooped the International prize at Hotcourses Whatuni Student Choice Awards last night, where thousands of student satisfaction reviews decide the winners. More...
Réaction de la CPU à l’annonce des résultats Idex
La CPU a pris connaissance des résultats IDEX publiés le 29 avril dernier.
Sur les huit Initiatives d’excellence :
– trois sont confirmées définitivement par l’État: Aix-Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg ;
– trois voient leur période probatoire reconduite : PSL, Sorbonne universités, Saclay ;
– deux sont stoppées : Toulouse et Sorbonne Paris Cité.
La CPU tient à féliciter pleinement les projets confirmés, chacun sait la somme de travail, d’implication, de pugnacité qu’un tel succès représente, et la CPU rend hommage à la qualité de ces initiatives et au professionnalisme des équipes qui les ont conduites. Voir l'article...
Universities in Pakistan on high alert due to terror threat
Four universities in the Pakistani capital have received terror threat. According to the Ministry of Interior, security on Wednesday has been tightened around the universities.
The National University of Modern Languages (NUML), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Quaid-e-Azam University and Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) were on high alert. More...
Help desk for Sindh, Chinese varsities announced to boost academic ties
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad has announced on Tuesday that his office would be setting up a help desk at the Governor House in Karachi with the mandate to facilitate the universities of Sindh establishing academic ties with their counterparts in China.
While speaking with a delegation of four Chinese universities and 13 vice chancellors of Pakistani universities he said, "We are going to establish a help desk at the Governor House for coordination between the universities of Sindh and China". The 10-member Chinese delegation along with the vice chancellors of 13 universities of the country discussed prospects of academic ties with the Chinese universities and other educational institutions. More...