LCI enters into major partnership deal with STB in Brazil
By Amy Baker. Global operator LCI Education, headquartered in Canada, has announced a significant strategic partnership with Brazilian education travel agency STB. More...
UK post-study work ruling creates confusion, questions on deferring
By Amy Baker. Questions around eligibility and possibilities for deferment from incoming international students have been an unintended consequence of the UK’s announcement to re-introduce post-study work rights. More...
Momentum builds around secure, portable credentials
By Amy Baker. The benefits of Blockchain vs digital signing technology as the tool underpinning the security of digital academic records was one of the conversations which kept experts engaged during the recent Groningen Declaration Network conference in Mexico. More...
PIEoneers reflect diversity in industry
By Amy Baker. The 2019 PIEoneers awards shortlist has been revealed and this year, the finalists span 28 countries and reflect a very diverse range of achievements across international education – such as digital Arabic assessment, global virtual exchange or an innovative Snapchat-based marketing campaign. More...
Germany: Babbel takes course booking site live
UK unis told they are missing potential market of 6 million
Uni portal aims to be “TripAdvisor” with job focus
By Amy Baker. A new university search site, UniAdvisor, has been launched by the entrepreneur behind the Asian employment connection platform aimed at internationally educated graduates, CTurtle. More...
Kaplan International acquires European agency giant ESL
By Amy Baker. In major consolidation news for the study travel sector, Kaplan International English, the ELT education division of Kaplan, has acquired Europe’s largest student placement agency, ESL Education. More...
Canada: ILAC & TRU partner for pathway model
By Amy Baker. In Vancouver, private education company ILAC has received approval from the British Columbia ministry of advanced education’s PTIB division to deliver a custom pathway program in affiliation with Thompson Rivers University that enables students to transition on to universities and colleges in the BC system. More...