Oct 18, 2017 by Patrick Atack Canada has come out on top of a new IDP research paper on global study destinations, due to its safe environment and government policies which are seen as warm and welcoming. IDP’s Student Buyer Behaviour research looked at the top five English-speaking destination countries, and examined how 4,200 ...
16 Oct 2017 Here are the highlights: The Australian government will now require independent scrutiny of assessments for students progressing from intensive English language courses to further study in Australia As of March 2018, the country’s ELICOS standards will apply to all providers of intensive English courses, including VET institutes Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2017/10/australia-announces-updated-elicos-standards/
Oct 11, 2017 by Amy Baker The UK has launched a new UK Skills Partnership, a collective body that will more actively and strategically promote the UK’s technical vocational and training expertise globally. It was announced by Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, at an event that saw the FE and training sector, ...
Sep 27, 2017 by Natalie Marsh Delays in the student visa process have created some obstacles for international admissions to UK universities this year, as students overseas have been left waiting for their visas to arrive. Many received visas at the very last minute, while there are reports that some students are still waiting. Hong ...
Aug 9, 2017 by Anton Crace The value of Australian international education has surpassed record levels for the fourth consecutive financial year, growing by over 18.5% in 2016/17, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data, which lists the export debits and credits across all Australian sectors, showed ...
Aug 8, 2017 by Natalie Marsh The implication that British A-level students are being discriminated against in place of international students, as written in an article by the Sunday Timeslast weekend, has been blasted by education stakeholders, who have called the coverage “damaging” and “misleading”. The University of Sheffield's (pictured), vice-chancellor Keith Burnett, said the suggestion that ...
AUGUST 6, 2017 by Matthew Knott Universities would be hit with $1.2 billion in funding cuts under the Turnbull government's higher education changes, with new data showing some institutions are set to lose up to $57 million over the next four years. The figures, compiled by peak body Universities Australia, provide the ...
AUGUST 4, 2007 by Clem Bastow Until Friday just past, the last time I graduated from anything educational, I wore velcro "hair jewels" and Green Day's Time Of Your Life featured heavily in the ceremony. (In case those two cultural clues don't hit home, when I last graduated it was 1999 and I ...
2 Aug 2017 Here are the highlights: A majority of prospective students aged 18 or younger say that their main motivation for study abroad is to seek new cultural experiences For those over 18 years of age, employability and career goals are the major motivating factors for overseas study Why do students study abroad, ...
26 Jul 2017 Here are the highlights: Reports continue of increasing foreign student numbers at Canadian universities for the coming academic year Numbers from Mexico, India, and the Middle East appear especially strong For many institutions, the focus is now shifting more to managing growth in international enrolment, with some prepared to adapt to ...