By Patrick Atack. An edtech venture from Singapore called Cialfo is described as a HE admissions startup, and it’s just raised US$3m to help it expand into the US. More...
Survey of agent sentiment globally – INTO
By Patrick Atack. The macro trends of 2019 are born out in the latest INTO agent survey, with Chinese agents especially reflecting the student turn away from the US, Australia and Canada and towards the UK. More...
Politicians of all stripes fear loss of EU students, post-Brexit
By Patrick Atack. In a remarkable change of tack, Conservative politicians have joined Labour and Scottish National Party counterparts to protest the potentially harmful effect Britain’s exit from the European Union may have on international students in the UK. More...
Japan opens National Info Centre
By Patrick Atack. Japan will open a National Information Centre in order to collate data on the academic credentials of institutions and students, in English, for the use of overseas university admissions staff. More...
Segal family funds international centre
By Patrick Atack. The Segal family, who have run the international insurance brokers guard.me since its founding in 1998, have donated C$1m to Niagara College. More...
GSA & Harrison Street enter Spanish market
By Patrick Atack. Global Student Accommodation Group and Harrison Street, both global operators in the student accommodation sector, have announced a joint venture worth at least €750m in Spain. More...
ISC report notes increase in Chinese private international schools
By Patrick Atack. A new report from British research firm ISC Research, has highlighted the growth of “an international style of education” in China, and the steep rise in Chinese children joining immigrant communities in the new schools. More...
Hong Kong: Int’l school board in equality battle
By Patrick Atack. The German-Swiss International School in Hong Kong has reneged on plans to suspend voting rights of parents who sit on its board but do not speak German. More...
Japan missed English proficiency targets
By Patrick Atack. The level of English proficiency among Japanese school children has not improved at the rate of the government’s targets, it has been revealed. More...
US: SEVIS figures confirm international student drop
By Patrick Atack. Newly-released SEVIS figures from the US Department of Homeland Security have confirmed the drop in international students signalled by the IIE’s Open Doors report. More...