By Natalie Marsh. The gap between the skills graduates have and what employers are looking for, is making room for new innovations to enter the landscape to help bridge the divide. More...
TVET UK opens language institute in Mauritania
By Natalie Marsh. A language institute operated by UK vocational education providers has opened in Mauritania, marking the first education collaboration between the UK and the African country. More...
Minister responds to Aus course hopping concerns
By Natalie Marsh. Consultation will begin on a revised Australian national code of practice for international educators, which will take into account international students changing courses, according to a recent letter from the Minister for Education and Training. More...
German state to reintroduce fees for int’l students
By Natalie Marsh. A southwest state in Germany has announced plans to reintroduce tuition fees for international students from next year, in an attempt to fill a funding gap. More...
India: short term effects of rupee demonetisation could hit outbound market
By Natalie Marsh. International education has not escaped the effects of last month’s demonetisation of the Indian rupee. While the industry is unlikely to suffer in the long term, India-based education agents have told The PIE News there are short term barriers to overcome, including problems paying for student visas and tuition fees as well as making bank withdrawals. More...
US faces growing pains as agency use increases
By Natalie Marsh. Alongside the proliferation of commission based agents in US higher education recruitment, has come some growing pains including snags in communication, unrealistic expectations and a lack of cross-departmental support. More...
Deakin to offer postgrad degrees via FutureLearn
By Natalie Marsh. UK-based online learning platform FutureLearn has announced a partnership with Deakin University in Australia, making it the first MOOC provider to offer a series of postgraduate degrees from one partner institution. More...
NUS claims rising number of victims of TOEIC scandal
By Natalie Marsh. The National Union of Students in the UK held an emergency organising meeting this week to show solidarity with many international students still caught up in detentions and deportations emanating from the TOEIC fraud scandal of 2014. More...
The Economist: EU, US politics to shape 2017
By Sara Custer. The European Union will make an example out of the UK’s vote to leave the bloc and the US economy will grow more quickly, accelerating to a recession by 2019, according to Robin Bew, managing director of the Economist Intelligence Unit. More...
Africa buoys French international education as security concerns remain
By Sara Custer. The route from Africa to France is a path well-trodden by students seeking overseas degrees and funnels in more than 40% of the international students at French education providers. This route has also served as a reassuring lifeline to France in 2016 as concerns around security impacted mobility from other student source countries. More...