By Claudia Civinini. The European Commission has adopted its proposal to double the budget for the Erasmus program in the period 2021-2027 to €30 billion in a bid to provide mobility opportunities for 12 million people. More...
Int’l community college students add $2.4bn to US
By Claudia Civinini. International students studying at community colleges in the US contributed $2.4billion to the US economy and supported more than 14,000 jobs in the 2016/17 academic year, a new analysis by NAFSA found. More...
iTEP receives top award for US export
By Claudia Civinini. English language test provider iTEP International was presented with the prestigious ‘E’ award, the highest recognition for significant contributions to the expansion of US export awarded by the Department of Commerce. More...
Canada int’l recruitment keeps growing, but stakeholders concerned
By Claudia Civinini. The international student flow to Canada hasn’t slowed down after a record-breaking 2017, amid rumours that some schools have reached capacity. More...
UK participation in Horizon Europe “not a given”
By Claudia Civinini. The UK’s continued participation in the recently-christened successor to Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, is not to be taken for granted according to a policy briefing by the Centre for Global Higher Education. More...
First Global Scholarship Summit held
By Claudia Civinini. A new Global Scholarship Summit organised by BMI for the first time in London saw representatives of sixty scholarship organisations meet education institutions from across the globe. More...
Learning Time with Timmy series launched online
By Claudia Civinini. An online animated series for young English language learners has just been launched on Youtube, the latest addition to the Learning Time with Timmy suite developed by the British Council in collaboration with animation studio Aardman. More...
New Zealand’s post-study work visa policy set to change
By Claudia Civinini. The New Zealand government has opened a consultation on proposed changes to post-study work visas for international students that would see work rights for students below degree level restricted, a policy that was first announced during the electoral campaign last year by the Labour party. More...
Short course abroad popularity up 500%
By Claudia Civinini. Demand for short courses is growing twice as fast as that for degree courses on study choice platform Studyportals, in a change that may signal a shift to an industry-wide trend towards more flexible and modular pathways for students. More...
Kings to open international school in Albania
By Claudia Civinini. Kings Education is to open an international school in Tirana, Albania, in partnership with local entrepreneur network Sapaud. More...