By Patrick Atack. Damian Hinds, the UK government’s education minister, confirmed at the Education World Forum in London that he is working “across government” to solidify a new strategy on international education. More...
Edtech’s potential not fulfilled yet, says OECD
By Patrick Atack. The new edition of the OECD’s Trends Shaping Education report was presented at the Education World Forum by the organisation’s education director Andreas Schleicher, who suggested that many global changes face the international education sector, but they do not need to be negative. More...
Exclusive: NUS int’l office protests cuts
By Patrick Atack. The international officer at the UK’s National Union of Students has written an open letter in protest at the cuts to that position, and others, announced this week in a letter to the body’s membership. More...
Bridge Academies widens Nigeria activity
By Patrick Atack. Bridge International Academies will extend its collaboration with Nigerian regional governments with a further public-private partnership deal with Edo state in southern Nigeria. More...
IDP Connect born from Hotcourses Group merger
By Patrick Atack. Hotcourses Group, which since 2017 has been part of IDP Education, announced it will now be part of a new arm of the company called IDP Connect. More...
“Mondays” online public health course launched
By Patrick Atack. FutureLearn, the online education provider linked to the British Open University, has announced a deal with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to host a course on “The Monday Campaigns”. More...
Cambridge English to work with Cyprus
By Patrick Atack. Cambridge Assessment English, the ELT qualifications and teaching organisation, will begin work with the Cypriot government to provide learning materials and exams to its state school system. More...
UK PBSA sector to continue domination in 2019, says expert
By Patrick Atack. This prediction comes in stark contrast to the recent history of European student housing, which experienced several dramatic shortages, though such a growth trajectory in the UK is widely expected. More...
Dream could be deferred for Rhodes scholar
By Patrick Atack. A US Rhodes scholar has voiced concerns over his re-entry to the United States after a period of study at the University of Oxford, due to his precarious immigration status. More...