By Anton Crace. The majority of international activities undertaken by New Zealand universities have a positive cumulative benefit to the economy, with work placements revealed as the leading economic contributor according to research conducted by Deloitte Access Economics into global collaboration. More...
GSP and PIER sign education agent training deal
By Anton Crace. Provider and course aggregate platform Global Study Partners has signed a new deal to deliver PIER’s Education Agent Training Course in a bid to increase awareness and understanding of Australian international education compliance among its agent channel partners. More...
JAOS signs MoU with English Malaysia
By Anton Crace. English Malaysia and the Japanese Association of Overseas Studies have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote language opportunities and increase the number of Japanese students considering a Malaysian education. More...
EduGrowth expands sector base, targets Asia
By Anton Crace. Australia’s EduGrowth will explore opportunities outside of the higher education sector and begin to turn its focus towards the Asian region, according to its 2017 annual report. More...
ENZ to launch new online agent training
By Anton Crace. Education New Zealand has announced it will rebuild its education agent training course to enhance its engagement with agents and reflect changes to the country’s legislative and visa systems. More...
University of Wollongong signs with Appian
By Anton Crace. Business process management developer Appian has extended its reach into the education sector after Australia’s University of Wollongong selected it to digitise its application procedures for international students. More...
CISA 2018: concerns over accommodation and work rights persist
By Anton Crace. Delegates talked of an “unspoken truth” of problems assimilating at the student-led CISA National Conference held in Australia this year – the difficulties finding adequate housing, problems accessing services, workplace exploitation and even “hotbedding”, whereby students use a bed on rotation with another. More...
IDP signals ‘digital transformation’ with Cognizant
By Anton Crace. Student recruitment agency IDP Education has signed a deal with professional services tech-provider Cognizant to help it realise a company-wide “digital transformation”. More...
Beijing top edtech city – Navitas Ventures
By Anton Crace. Beijing is the world leader in supporting the edtech industry, according to a report on the maturity of 20 cities’ sectors, launched at the EdTech Asia Summit in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the US’ Bay Area and New York closed out the top three. More...
AIB recruits business leaders for MBA programs
By Anton Crace. The Asia Pacific general manager of eBay classified ads, Fujitsu Oceania’s head of sustainability, and a partner at PwC are among 19 guest lecturers announced by MBA provider, Australian Institute of Business, to boost its online MBA courses and brand positioning. More...