By Claudia Civinini. The US may still be at the helm of the international university league tables but the country registered its “worst performance on record”, the latest QS World University Rankings showed. The UK and to some extent Canada also slipped down the 2020 rankings. More...

By Claudia Civinini. The UK’s Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and Unibuddy are piloting a partnership which will see a group of institutions integrate Unibuddy’s peer-to-peer technology on the UCAS platform. More...

By Claudia Civinini. The US Department of State has spoken out in support of promoting community colleges’ education offer and encouraging colleges and universities to form articulation agreements in an effort to keep the country competitive in the global international student recruitment race. More...

By Claudia Civinini. A group of international students campaigning to have their name cleared of accusations of having cheated on the TOEIC test has delivered a letter addressed to the Home Secretary appealing for urgent clarity on the matter. More...

By Claudia Civinini. What happens when people leave their regular routine and comfort zone and find themselves far from home, in foreign places and cultures unknown to them?
This is how the latest podcast from the US Department of State’s ECA is billed, and podcast tales from the frontline of study abroad are proving so popular that weekly episodes will continue well into 2020. More...

By Claudia Civinini. In a move making the European Education Area a step closer, the first 17 networks of institutions to form “inter-university campuses” across the EU and become part of the European Universities alliances have been announced by the European Commission. More...

By Claudia Civinini. Student mobility between the UK and China has received a new boost with the launch of a partnership fund by the British Council. More...

By Claudia Civinini. Kenya and Canada will collaborate on improving skills and employability prospects for Kenya’s youth thanks to a new initiative that will see Colleges and Institutes Canada work with two Kenyan organisations to fund research at Kenyan Technical and Vocational Education Training Institutions. More...

By Claudia Civinini. Host payments are on the rise in Canada, with homestay programs paying on average CA$95 more than last year – a 13% jump, a survey conducted by ESQ Educational Services on 42 programs has found. More...

By Claudia Civinini. Another investigation into the Home Office’s handling of the TOEIC case has been announced, as the Public Accounts Committee said it will look into the Home Office’s response to allegations of cheating on the TOEIC test. More...