By Sara Custer. Within the next five years, Germany could overtake the UK as Europe’s most popular study destination, in part driven by growing demand in India– now the fastest growing international student source country. More...
ILSC launches Melbourne campus
By Sara Custer. ILSC Education Group has launched its third Australian language school located in Melbourne. The centre began trading this week, offering English courses initially to students on visitor and working holiday visas. More...
Brazil’s agency survey shows study travel slouch
By Sara Custer. Brazil’s flailing economy has hit the study travel sector from several angles creating a tough trading climate that shows few signs of improving. More...
UK: 8% slide in ELT enrolments as global market contracts
By Sara Custer. The UK’s ELT sector has shrunk for the second year in a row as both adult and junior enrolments dropped for the first time and lengths of stay diminished. Figures compiled by StudentMarketing on behalf of English UK show the country hosted 42,000 fewer students in 2015, 8% less than the previous year, who stayed 300,384 fewer student weeks, a 13% drop. More...
Students link response time to teaching quality
By Sara Custer. The time it takes a university to respond to emails and enquires from international students affects how they view the institution’s overall teaching quality, according to a recent survey of more than 40,000 prospective students. More...
Brexit could make UK less attractive study destination, student survey shows
By Sara Custer. A survey of prospective international students has revealed that almost half would be less interested in studying in the UK if it were to leave the European Union. More...
Brexit: Agency view varies but loan funding crucial for EU students
By Amy Baker. Access to student loan funding for many EU students will be critical to ensure enrolment continues at university-level in the UK beyond the two-year guarantee period that Universities Minister Jo Johnson has offered assurance on, according to education agencies placing significant volumes of students in the UK. More...
IH Cape Town partners with KIC on pathways
By Amy Baker. International House Cape Town in South Africa has announced it is partnering with Kaplan International Colleges to offer the Kaplan Global Foundation Programme in the South African capital. More...
Global leadership league for women launches
By Amy Baker. A new Global Leadership League aimed at empowering women working in international education, a “virtual golf club”, had its official launch on the fringes of the NAFSA Conference in Denver this month. More...