By Beckie Smith. KGIC, formerly Loyalist Group, has said that unless it secures further investment by December 31, it may not be able to continue operating beyond the end of the year. More...
6 janvier 2016
6 janvier 2016
ELT worth £1.2bn to UK, but market is tougher, younger
By Beckie Smith. The UK’s ELT sector generated £1.2bn in export earnings in 2014, supporting some 26,500 jobs, a first-of-its-kind report by representative body English UK has shown. However, at last week’s British Council SIEM conference, ELT stakeholders noted that trading conditions have got even tougher since 2014 when the year-end figures were used in the report. More...
6 janvier 2016
UK-India Year of Education & Research launches
By Beckie Smith. The UK-India Year of Education and Research initiative was launched last week by UK Business Innovation and Skills Secretary Sajid Javid and Indian Minister for Human Resources Smriti Irani. It promises to deepen educational ties and increase bilateral student and staff mobility. More...
6 janvier 2016
Martha Navarro-Albo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
By Beckie Smith. Two years ago, Mexico launched an ambitious programme to send 100,000 students to the US. Martha Navarro-Albo, Director General for Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the general coordinator of the Proyecta 100,000 and Proyecta 10,000 initiatives, talks about how the country is staying realistic while reaching for its lofty goals. More...
6 janvier 2016
Canadians urged to increase short-term study abroad
By Beckie Smith. Career anxiety, inertia and safety and financial concerns all present barriers for Canadian students to study overseas, but providing short-term study abroad opportunities could be key to increasing outbound numbers, educators were told at CBIE’s annual conference last month. More...
6 janvier 2016
US, UK set to lose market share of mobile students in next decade
By Beckie Smith. The US and the UK will see their market shares of globally mobile students decline over the next decade as provision of education in traditional origin countries increases alongside their own ambitions to attract foreign students, according to a study by the British Council. More...
6 janvier 2016
Study permit delays may hinder Canada’s competitiveness – CBIE
By Beckie Smith. Students from Nigeria wait an average of 216 days for a study permit to allow them to study in Canada, according to statistics published by CBIE. The data shows wide variation in the time it takes to process study permits for prospective students from different countries, along with an overall rise in processing times in 2015 over 2014. More...
6 janvier 2016
Sina presents China Education Awards
By Beckie Smith. Four international examinations companies have received awards in the 2015 Sina China Education Awards, which recognise excellence in China’s education sector. More...
6 janvier 2016
Mexico announces compulsory ESL in primary schools
By Beckie Smith. As of next year, learning English language will be compulsory for state primary school students in Mexico, in a bid to better prepare students for a globalised world and encourage more students to study abroad. More...
6 janvier 2016
Australia: ESOS Bills pass but tuition holding rule remains
By Beckie Smith. Two bills updating Australia’s Educational Services for Overseas Students Act have been passed, promising to reduce administrative costs to institutions and enhance quality assurance. However, an amendment removing the requirement for colleges to place tuition fees paid in advance into a holding account – which providers have labelled costly and unnecessary – failed to pass. More...
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