By Doug Lederman and Rick Seltzer. Different strategies take stage at the National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual meeting. More...
Nigeria’s continued forex woes curb UK study, agencies report
By Sara Custer. While the weaker British pound might make studying in the UK more attractive to some international students, the country’s third most fruitful source market is still struggling with punishing exchange rates, that have plagued the market for a number of months. More...
Algonquin College closes KSA campus
By Sara Custer. Algonquin College in Canada has become the latest education provider to withdraw from Saudi Arabia’s Colleges of Excellence skills training initiative. More...
Private education lacking in accountability, CGHE report charges
By Sara Custer. A new report looking at private for-profit universities in six countries has concluded that while these providers might serve to massify education, transparency on value for money and student protection plans are inadequate. More...
LAL moves into Ireland, expands partnerships
By Sara Custer. LAL Language Centres has announced two strategic partnerships that will add new locations to the group’s global network of schools and introduce a novel English plus entrepreneurship course to its course offering. More...
UK: Four out of five TNE providers intend to grow
By Sara Custer. Four out of five UK higher education institutions involved in transnational education – in the forms of international branch campuses, online provision, dual degrees and joint programmes – intend to grow operations over the next three years, according to an extensive survey. More...
China: united front bureau to focus on overseas returnees
By Sara Custer. China has recently announced a new bureau to its United Front Work Department that will focus on ensuring students who have returned from overseas study align with party doctrine. More...
India launches web portal, opens training centres to scale skills training
By Sara Custer. The Indian government has announced R120bn ($1.8bn) in funding to train 10 million people to meet global skills standards by 2020 through online training at international skills centres. More...
Duolingo develops English certification
By Sara Custer. Duolingo, a popular free language learning app, has developed a language certification exam which it hopes will rival English assessment market leaders IELTS and TOEFL. More...
Change of the standardised testing guard for US HE
By Sara Custer. The SAT and ACT, standardised tests that were once crucial in the college admission process, are increasingly being substituted by other standardised tests or eliminated completely, especially for international applicants. More...