By Natalie Marsh. Kenyan education consultancy company, AEC, celebrated its 20th anniversary this month with a black-tie event in Nairobi. More...
Japan: GSA joint venture to supply 20k student beds
By Natalie Marsh. Student accommodation provider, GSA, has announced a joint venture that will build student accommodation for 20,000 domestic and international students in Japan. More...
Tsinghua lightens international admissions
By Natalie Marsh. One of China’s top-ranked institutions, Tsinghua University, has lightened its admission requirements for international students. However, the university has faced criticism over the stringent entrance requirements that remain for domestic students. More...
Japan tightens language study visa regulations
By Natalie Marsh. Students from five countries will be soon faced with stricter application requirements for language schools in Japan, as part of a crackdown on immigrants working illegally on student visas. More...
Finland: project to attract 100,000 int’l students
By Natalie Marsh. A new project out of Finland has set an ambitious target of attracting 100,000 international students to study at Finnish universities – more than triple the current number – in an attempt to boost the country’s international profile. More...
More than half of UK outbound exchanges are through Erasmus, says report
By Natalie Marsh. More than half of all overseas exchanges undertaken by UK students in the academic year 2013/14 were through the Erasmus programme, according to a report from Universities UK International. More...
HE prep course for refugees expands to UK’s UEL
By Natalie Marsh. The University of East London will launch two courses to help refugees prepare for university study, it has announced, as part of a collaborative project with two other universities in Europe. More...
Aus: 2016 breaks records for int’l student numbers, satisfaction
By Natalie Marsh. The number of international students studying in Australia grew by more than 10% to reach a record high of 554,179 last year, according to new statistics from the Department of Education and Trade. More...
Study Group opens 11th US pathway
By Natalie Marsh. Study Group has signed a partnership with liberal arts college Oglethorpe University in the US to establish a pathway programme to help expand the university’s international intake, it has announced. More...
UK public does not want fewer international students
