By Beckie Smith. Fears that legislation mandating that landlords check tenants’ right to rent in England may deter some landlords from letting to foreign nationals – including international students – appear to have been realised, as two national surveys suggest some landlords are doing just that. More...
AIEA develops blueprint doc for leaders in int’l ed
By Sara Custer. How do you measure the efficacy and success of professionals at the top of their game in international education? The Association of International Education Administrators is attempting to answer this question by releasing a first-of-its-kind standards of professional practice document for international education leaders and senior international officers. More...
BSC Hampstead to offer NCUK foundation year
By Sara Custer. NCUK, an organisation which provides preparation courses for entry into a consortia of eleven UK universities, has announced British Study Centres as its newest UK partner. More...
Int’l students in Germany up 6% as English-taught masters gain popularity
By Natalie Marsh. The number of international students in Germany reached 340,305 in 2016, according to recent statistics from the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, up almost 6% from the year before. More...
International applications down for 40% of US HE institutions, survey reveals
By Natalie Marsh. Four in 10 educational institutions in the US have reported a decrease in the number of international applicants for the fall 2017 intake, according to responses from an inter-associational survey. More...
Tsinghua lightens international admissions
By Natalie Marsh. One of China’s top-ranked institutions, Tsinghua University, has lightened its admission requirements for international students. However, the university has faced criticism over the stringent entrance requirements that remain for domestic students. More...
Finland: project to attract 100,000 int’l students
By Natalie Marsh. A new project out of Finland has set an ambitious target of attracting 100,000 international students to study at Finnish universities – more than triple the current number – in an attempt to boost the country’s international profile. More...
Aus: 2016 breaks records for int’l student numbers, satisfaction
By Natalie Marsh. The number of international students studying in Australia grew by more than 10% to reach a record high of 554,179 last year, according to new statistics from the Department of Education and Trade. More...
UK public does not want fewer international students
Nearly three-quarters – 73% – of the British public would like to see the same number or more international students coming to study in the United Kingdom, after discovering the contribution they make to the economy and the jobs they generate. More...Universities lease campus land to Chinese schools
Looking to boost revenues and create a pipeline of future international students, some British Columbia universities are turning to a novel – and controversial – idea: letting Chinese companies open private high schools on their campuses, writes Douglas Quan for the Vancouver Sun. More...