With the 14th Round of negotiations commencing between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Education International (EI) and the European Students' Union (ESU) urge governments in Europe, the United States, and beyond, to explicitly carve-out education from global trade agreements such as the TTIP, the Trade in Services Agreement and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. More...
By David Willis. On 20 June, World Refugee Day, Education International urges governments to protect refugees’ human rights, including the right to education, and to enable the teaching profession to develop and deliver effective education programmes aimed at a swift integration of refugees in their host countries. More...
By Paul Kniest. Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Waikato have both announced that they plan to sell off their foundation studies programs to multinational private companies. More...
By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) sees yesterday’s release by the Group of Eight (Go8) Universities of its ‘Priority Directions’ paper as further proof that they are anticipating a Coalition government’s plans to introduce a US style, profit driven, tiered higher education system. More...
By Anton Crace. Education New Zealand and Universities New Zealand have co-funded a new scholarship initiative to increase New Zealand’s profile in Europe. More...
By Anton Crace. The Groningen Declaration Network expanded to 53 signatories, after 12 organisations and private companies from Europe, North America and Oceania signed the declaration last month. More...
By Beckie Smith. Three years on from its launch, Russia’s flagship higher education internationalisation initiative, Project 5-100, is beginning to see results, with international student numbers nearly doubling between 2012 and 2015. More...
By Beckie Smith. Restrictive visa policies and harsh rhetoric might present problems for the UK HE’s international reputation, but stakeholders cannot rely on the policy landscape changing any time soon. More...
By Beckie Smith. New international student intake growth in Canada is slowing, standing at 4.5% in 2015 – less than half the year-over-year growth rates reported in 2014 and earlier. The figures mean that universities can no longer to be complacent when it comes to attracting international students, according to the Illuminate Consulting Group, which compiled the figures. More...
By Beckie Smith. India has traditionally been a post-graduate market for student recruitment but demand for international undergraduate study is now growing. In order to tap into undergraduate interest, many US universities must radically overhaul their recruitment strategies to create more meaningful interactions with students and a stronger on-the-ground presence. More...
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