By Natalie Marsh. A new agreement has been signed between the British Council and the province of Nam Dinh, in northern Vietnam, to train its English language teachers. More...
Canada: Ontario to allow funding of international graduate students
By Natalie Marsh. The government of Ontario in Canada has announced that, starting this autumn, it will permit universities to use up to 25% of allocated public funding to support international graduate students. More...
StudyPortals invests in Uniplaces
By Natalie Marsh. International study search platform, StudyPortals, will now offer students the option to find and book accommodation alongside their searches for academic programmes through a new partnership with accommodation website Uniplaces. More...
US: subject mix adds to student experience
By Natalie Marsh. The freedom of subject choice available to international students at US universities enhances the overall study experience, students have said. More...
US: application confusion could stymie admission for foreign students
By Natalie Marsh. Entering information such as names, payment details and whether or not you are seeking financial aid can be a daunting challenge for international students applying to US colleges, admissions counsellors have said. More...
Korea revamps plans to attract foreign students
By Sara Custer. The Korean ministry of education has revamped plans to increase foreign student enrolments after three years of falling enrolments have shown a previous goal to increase student numbers by 2020 will likely go unmet. More...
Argentina, Spain unite to promote Spanish language
By Sara Custer. The representative associations of Spanish language providers in leading study destinations have partnered to improve teacher training, market research and quality assurance. More...
Go to the students, say TNE specialists
By Sara Custer. Higher education institutions looking to enrol international students should go to the source, according to Nigel Healey, pro-vice chancellor of international at Nottingham Trent University. More...
UK FE brands Home Office reforms ‘unwarranted attack’
By Beckie Smith. Professionals in the UK’s Further Education sector have slammed the Home Office’s reforms to student visa regulations, warning that the restrictive policy will affect the HE pipeline of international students planning to enrol and study at undergraduate level in the UK. More...
Canada: CBIE to build student visa advice training
By Beckie Smith. The Canadian Bureau for International Education will develop a training programme to enable international student advisors at education institutions to advise students on immigration policy and practice, it has announced. More...