By Claudia Civinini. The focus on outbound mobility and diversity in Canada’s new international education strategy has been welcomed by industry stakeholders in the country. However, some concerns have been raised over a failure to address certain areas of collaboration. More...
UK: Twin Group acquires LTC Eastbourne
By Claudia Civinini. London-based education company Twin Group has announced the acquisition of LTC Eastbourne, a 65-year-old English language school on the south coast of England. More...
Australia: LAL partners with BROWNS
By Claudia Civinini. LAL has joined forces with BROWNS English Language School to expand its presence in Australia and achieve full global reach for its ELT programs. The partnership will see BROWNS Brisbane and Gold Coast schools become LAL partner centres. More...
Vietnam: Flywire partners with VPBank
By Claudia Civinini. Flywire has announced a partnership with private bank Vietnam Prosperity Bank which the company said will simplify international tuition payments for Vietnamese students. More...
ASU & Cintana to launch Cintana Alliance network
By Claudia Civinini. Public benefit corporation Cintana Education has announced a collaboration with Arizona State University with the view of launching a global network of universities. More...
Pakistan: educational app eyes 1m users
By Claudia Civinini. An educational app initially designed to reach refugee and underprivileged children in Pakistan is expected to reach nearly 1 million children across the country by the end of 2020. More...
IÉSEG and KU Leuven announce joint PhD program
By Claudia Civinini. A joint PhD program in Applied Economics has been launched between the French institution IÉSEG School of Management and its Belgian counterpart KU Leuven. More...
Dutch internationalisation review seeks to manage inbound numbers
By Claudia Civinini. An ability to limit numbers on non-Dutch language courses and higher fees for non-EEA students were some of the key proposals contained in a review of higher education internationalisation released by the Dutch government. More...
Malta: ELT figures “stabilise” after 2017’s high
By Claudia Civinini. The first six months of 2019 brought a slight decrease in student numbers for Malta’s ELT industry, while student weeks increased – a pattern FELTOM CEO James Perry said shows the industry is trying to “stabilise” after 2017’s high. More...
UK: New report blasts Home Office handling of the TOEIC case
By Claudia Civinini. “The Home Office thinks it is acceptable to have so little regard for the impact its actions might have on innocent people”: this is how the Public Accounts Committee described the Home Office’s handling of the TOEIC case and international students allegedly cheating in their TOEIC exam. More...