By Study International Staff. Australian universities are implementing tougher screening measures on international students following recent allegations of fraud among student visa applications.
Students who appear academically mediocre may also suffer as a result, as institutions are likely to turn them down due to the fact that they are now expected to take responsibility for the students they admit, which will be reflected in their ratings, reported The Hindu. More...
How are international educators mastering social media?
By Natalie Marsh. “We have over 230 distinct Facebook pages that are run by our advisors around the world, almost 100 different Twitter accounts and more than 50 YouTube accounts,” relates Jarred Butto, acting branch chief for the extensive EducationUSA office. More...
California bill to cap foreign enrolments averted
By Natalie Marsh. A bill introduced in California’s state legislature that proposed placing a cap on the number of foreign students enrolling in the University of California system has been amended. More...
KGIC: announcement of Uhak.com sale last year “premature”
By Natalie Marsh. Canada-based KGIC (formerly Loyalist Group) has said a statement issued last year declaring the sale of Korean education agency Uhak.com “may have been premature”, as the sale of the asset had not been consummated. More...
NZ: new flights link Wellington to Asia
By Natalie Marsh. Singapore Airlines is launching a new route between Singapore and Wellington, via Canberra, which connects New Zealand’s capital to lucrative Asian markets for the first time. More...
UK: gov to underwrite EU research funding
By Natalie Marsh. British businesses and universities have been encouraged to continue to bid for EU funding despite the planned departure of the UK from the EU. More...
Finland: 44% of foreign grads employed in the country after five years
By Natalie Marsh. Just over half of foreign graduates stayed on one year after graduating from a Finnish university to work, according to data released by the country’s Centre for International Mobility. More...
English NZ appoints first exec director
By Natalie Marsh. English New Zealand, the representative body for English language schools in the country, has for the first time in its 30-year history, appointed an executive director. More...
English learning platform in China raises $100m
By Natalie Marsh. China-based VIPKID, a platform connecting Chinese children with English teachers for one-to-one online language lessons, has raised $100m in a Series C round of financing, it has been announced. More...
43% of students say Brexit affects UK study verdict
By Natalie Marsh. In light of the UK voting to leave the EU in June, 43% of prospective international students in a recent survey said the referendum result has affected their decision to study in the UK. More...