By Anton Crace. Delegates at this year’s Council of International Students Australia conference have called for Australia’s International Education Strategy to take a more student focused approach to achieving its goals. More...
CISA to extend reach to Northern Territory
By Anton Crace. The Council of International Students Australia has announced plans to expand its representative body to include the Northern Territory. More...
Nadezhda Polikhina, Project 5-100, Russia
By Beckie Smith. In 2012, the Russian government announced a flagship internationalisation initiative to put Russian universities front and centre on the global stage. Nadezhda Polikhina, deputy executive director of the Project 5-100, talks about the programme’s successes so far, and some of the hurdles Russian universities have yet to overcome. More...
Russia: Project 5-100 doubles foreign students
By Beckie Smith. Three years on from its launch, Russia’s flagship higher education internationalisation initiative, Project 5-100, is beginning to see results, with international student numbers nearly doubling between 2012 and 2015. More...
UK: Study Group to embed career skills in pathways
By Beckie Smith. Global education provider Study Group is launching a new employability scheme for the international students who enrol on its pathway programmes in the UK. More...
Australia: devil is in the detail for SSVF
By Beckie Smith. Australia’s Simplified Student Visa Framework, announced last year, came into force this month, promising to level the playing field by enabling students across all education sectors to access streamlined visa processing. More...
Brexit spells uncertainty for EU universities
By Beckie Smith. In the aftermath of the UK’s historic EU referendum, universities in Europe have been caught up in the vacuum of uncertainty created by Brexit. Speaking with The PIE News, stakeholders discussed the likely fall in incoming UK students over the coming years but said they are hopeful that it could be offset by growing interest from students from other EU states. More...
New partnerships for Study Group in US expansion
By Beckie Smith. Global education provider Study Group has announced two new partnerships in the US, as well as the launch of a new pathway at one of its existing pathway centres, as the company strives to further its reach in North America. More...
Study UK relaunches as Independent Higher Education
By Beckie Smith. Study UK, the representative body for independent HE and FE providers, is relaunching today under the name Independent Higher Education. As part of a major overhaul of its strategy, the association will step back from its representation of non-HE members. More...
ELS expands in Japan, India to support US growth
By Beckie Smith. ELS Educational Services is undergoing a strategic expansion to support its pathway growth in the US that will open up new recruitment channels in Japan and India, along with a major leadership reshuffle to support its strategy. More...