By Julian Hall. UNICAF, an online platform that aims to increase access for professionals to international standard higher education in sub-Saharan Africa through scholarships and degree provision, has received $12m in funding from a consortium of state-owned and private investors. More...
Hospitality schools: priming global grads for wider management roles
By Julian Hall. The last annual report of the UNWTO crunched some serious numbers about increased global tourism. One in 11 jobs are in travel and tourism, and this is projected to rise to one in every 10 by 2023 – an increase of around 80 million posts. More...
ACT closes test centres across South Korea
By Julian Hall. ACT, one of the leading US college admissions exam taken by more than 1.8m students across the globe, has closed all its test centres in South Korea, bar one, due to widespread cheating. More...
Hong Kong universities told to curb recruitment from mainland China
By Amber Ziye Wang. Hong Kong universities need to be more international as non-mainland foreign students made up only 3.9% of total enrolment in 2015/16, while accommodation and academic space are lacking, said the city’s official auditor. More...
China to introduce National English Proficiency Test by 2020
By Amber Ziye Wang. China will roll out the National English Proficiency Test by 2020 as the country makes a breakthrough in developing the first comprehensive scaling system for teaching, learning and testing of the language, the Ministry of Education has said. More...
Taiwan unveils new policy to woo 30,000 more int’l students by 2019
By Amber Ziye Wang. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education has announced plans to boost the number of foreign students by 30,000 by 2019, under the government’s new policy to further foster local talent and deepen ties with neighbouring countries. More...
Foreign HEIs exempt from China’s NGO law
By Amber Ziye Wang. International universities will not be affected under China’s new law exerting security controls on foreign nongovernmental organisations, said the country’s Ministry of Public Security in a meeting with the European Chamber of Commerce. More...
Data key to make international student services better, more efficient
By Anton Crace. Data and evidence-based strategies can improve the often under-resourced field of international student services for both students and institutions’ budgets. More...
2016 could be NZ int’l ed high point, warns academic
By Anton Crace. Exuberant growth in international student numbers in recent years means New Zealand’s international education sector is thriving, but the country may have already experienced its high water mark, according to a leading academic. More...
UK to Get Critical Boost in Research Spending
By Joanna Hughes. Last month the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Statement to Parliament, during which he announced the addition of an extra £2 billion (US$2.5 billion) per year for research and development funding through 2020-21. More...