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...
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...
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...
By Natalie Marsh. Kaplan International is set to buy Mander Portman Woodward, a sixth form college group with three locations across the UK, marking its first venture into the secondary school sector. More...
By Natalie Marsh. The same collaborative spirit seen in the emerging sharing economy of Uber and AirBnB should be extended to classrooms around the globe, education thought leaders urged at the Reimagine Education awards and conference held last week in Philadelphia. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Innovation in digital education was celebrated this week at the second annual Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education awards, presented this week at a gala dinner held in downtown Philadelphia. More...
By Natalie Marsh. In order to reduce skills gaps in countries around the world, education technology needs to be integrated into classroom learning, experts said at the 21st OEB conference in Berlin last week. More...
By Natalie Marsh. Paris has been named the top city in the world for students for the fourth year in a row in the QS Best Student Cities 2016 rankings, which judge destinations based on their universities’ rankings, student mix, desirability, employer activity and affordability. More...
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...
How school systems respond to immigration has an enormous impact on the economic and social well-being of all members of the communities they serve, whether they have an immigrant background or not. Immigrant Students at School: Easing the Journey towards Integration reveals some of the difficulties immigrant students encounter – and some of the contributions they offer – as they settle into their new communities and new schools.
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