By Beckie Smith. In exciting news for the European study travel industry, the Italian government has announced it will resume providing scholarships to enable high school students to complete short, language study abroad courses through the PON scheme after a year-long lull. More...
By Beckie Smith. The Russian government has upped its international student quota for universities by a third to 200,000 for this year and put in place plans to simplify visas for students completing a foundation year. The plans, announced by the deputy education minister, are part of an ongoing drive to boost the global profile of Russian higher education and increase the country’s soft power. More...
By Beckie Smith. The UK’s Office for National Statistics has announced plans to overhaul the way it counts international students. The independent agency has confirmed it is looking to data sources beyond the International Passenger Survey. More...
By Beckie Smith. Providence Equity Partners, the US private equity firm that owns major international providers Study Group and Galileo Global Education, has acquired NACE Schools, a Spain-based international schools group enrolling more than 11,000 students. More...
By Beckie Smith. At first glance, community colleges seem like the perfect option for international students seeking a US degree. They’re smaller, cheaper and easier to get into than universities – and after two years, students can transfer to a four-year institution, graduating with a degree from a big-name university. More...
By Beckie Smith. The Canadian Bureau for International Education has rolled out a nationwide communications campaign, Learning Beyond Borders, to encourage students to study abroad. More...
By Beckie Smith. Nigeria’s central bank has begun selling a fresh supply of dollars for students to pay for school fee payments and travel abroad, increasing the amount they are allowed to buy and enabling them to avoid paying heavy premiums for the currency on the black market. More...
By Beckie Smith. Weeks after the Irish government announced it would double its post-study work allowance for international postgraduates, the extension of the ‘stay back option’ was a key pillar of Ireland’s marketing message as the skills minister joined a high-profile mission of 16 universities to India this week. More...
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...
By Sara Custer. The Hungarian parliament has passed higher education legislation that could force the Central European University to close. More...
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