By Amy Baker. The UK’s ELT sector gathered in London this week to celebrate the life and contribution of Eddie Byers, the former chief executive of English UK, who died late last year. More...
Coursera rolls out fees for graded assignments
By Sara Custer. Leading MOOC platform Coursera has announced it will begin charging students to submit assignments for grading in certain courses, in its latest move to generate revenue from the thousands of free online courses supported by the platform and created by 120 top universities. More...
Beijing eases policy for internships, post-study work in China’s tech centre
By Sara Custer. New policies put forth by the Beijing authorities will make it easier for international students to work and hold internships in the city’s buzzing tech district, Zhongguancun. More...
UKTI to reorganise, share export roles with cross-government departments
By Sara Custer. The UK government has announced a reshuffle of its trade arm, UK Trade & Investment, in a bid to spread trade responsibilities across government departments. More...
US gov releases solutions and timeline for key SEVP bugbears
By Sara Custer. The Department of Homeland Security has released a report outlining issues brought forward by international education stakeholders to Student and Exchange Visitor Program representatives at the NAFSA conference in May. More...
EF acquires Swiss Stock Exchange building
By Sara Custer. From 2018, “stocks and bonds” will be replaced with “study and travel” in the commerce taking place at Selnaustrasse 30 in downtown Zurich. More...
English UK appoints interim CEO
By Sara Custer. English UK has appointed an interim chief executive to take on the responsibilities of former CEO Eddie Byers who died suddenly in November. More...
UK: Wycombe Abbey, BE to open schools in China
By Sara Custer. A leading UK independent girls boarding school, Wycombe Abbey, has partnered with BE Education, an education provider in China, to launch Wycombe Abbey International Schools later this year. More...
Southern, Eastern Europeans reap most benefit from Erasmus
By Beckie Smith. Studying or working abroad through the European mobility programme Erasmus has a notably bigger impact on students’ long-term employability in Eastern and Southern Europe than elsewhere, a new study has found. More...
Japan: mixed response to recruitment shift
By Beckie Smith. Japan’s business association, Keidanren, has brought forward the national start date for its companies’ rigorous graduate hiring processes. More...