By Natalie Marsh. Institutions know they are nurturing business skills that will no longer help students entering the national marketplace, but a global one. Therefore, a specific focus on entrepreneurship, specialisations and the uptake of digital delivery to offer more flexible learning are shaping the business school sector and MBA marketplace today. More...
IDP’s reported profits outperform predictions
By Natalie Marsh. After going public in November last year, international student placement company, IDP Education, has released its first year results for the 12 months to June 30 that reveal 32% growth in net-profit to A$40m. More...
Coursera moves into corporate online training
By Natalie Marsh. Online MOOC provider, Coursera, has launched an enterprise platform, offering courses to companies to meet employee training needs. More...
China, Singapore enter top 100 in Shanghai rankings for the first time
By Natalie Marsh. Singapore and China have entered the world’s top 100 universities for the first time in the Shanghai rankings, while the US continues to dominate the top 20 positions. More...
Australia: ELICOS enrolments up 4% but Europe drop slows growth
By Natalie Marsh. Student enrolments on English language courses in Australia rose to a record high last year, the latest statistics from English Australia have shown. A significant drop from Europe slowed growth compared to previous years, but was offset by climbing enrolments from Asia Pacific and the Americas. More...
74% int’l students in Aus apply through agents
By Natalie Marsh. Almost three quarters of international students starting university in Australia applied to the institution through an education agent, according to benchmarking data from the Australian Universities International Directors’ Forum. More...
May: UK won’t relax Indian visas until abuse curbed
By Natalie Marsh. UK Prime Minister Theresa May in India this week has dismissed calls for a more liberal visa system for Indians at the India-UK tech summit, saying that the government must first concentrate on reducing the number of Indian overstayers. More...
Elite universities in UK, China strive for stronger ties
By Natalie Marsh. The Russell Group of universities in the UK has signed an agreement with China 9, an association of nine top Chinese universities, to further educational collaboration between the two groups. More...
Canada: international student study permits up 5.4% in 2015
By Natalie Marsh. The number of new study permits issued to international students in Canada increased by 5.4% in 2015, according to the latest figures published by the Canadian government, which also show that international students spend more than $11.4bn in Canada annually. More...
US: Shorelight, UMass partner on blended master’s
By Natalie Marsh. Shorelight Education has announced a partnership with the University of Massachusetts Amherst to offer blended master’s programmes for international students delivered on-campus and online. More...