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CANADA: The number of college and university students studying internationally has grown more than fourfold since 1975 — and Canada wants a larger share of that market. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: CHINESE alumni of Australian universities continue to bolster the local economy years after graduation, with the majority returning at least once and 20 per cent coming back more than five times over a five-year period. Read more...
30-March-2013 | Why Asian Kids Succeed
NEW ZEALAND: In many schools in the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, Asian students dominate the academic space, particularly in maths and science. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: Income-contingent loans, the Australian innovation which now finances higher education systems all over the world, could be used to compensate developing countries for lost skills if HECS architect Bruce Chapman gets his way. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: The recent easing of Australia's visa restrictions on overseas students could usher in a "third wave of international education" in the nation's universities, having established government support for the sector via an "affirming" message that resonated abroad, the outgoing chief executive of Universities Australia has said. Read more...
GLOBAL: A pair of recent articles from University World News point to an increasingly complex and shifting international education marketplace for 2012.Read more...
AUSTRALIA: THE points system for skilled migrants that notoriously preferred hairdressers over Harvard scientists is about to be abolished. Read more...
USA: The costs of a college education continue to rise and with the global economy still in a tailspin, many are wondering if this cost is worth it. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: Students and researchers from Kenya, India and rural Vietnam are among those celebrated last night at the 2010 Queensland Education and Training International (QETI) Awards for Excellence. Read more...
UK: English students could face paying more than £16,000 a year for a degree if the cap on university fees is lifted, according to research. Read more...
UK: Degree-course fees are likely to escalate rapidly and could reach as much as five times the current sum if the existing cap is lifted, an education charity has warned. Read more...
CHINA: China will strive to become Asia's largest destination for overseas students in 2020, according to the "Plan on Overseas Study in China" released by China's Ministry of Education on Sept. 28. Read more...
UKRAINE: Many Ukrainians who study abroad come back to do great things in their home country. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: Ask a newly arrived international student and you'll probably receive little more than a puzzled expression. Read more...
AUSTRALIA:INTERNATIONAL nursing students who feared they would be deported at the end of the month because of changes to nursing registration rules have won a reprieve, after a breakthrough in negotiations last week. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: Champ Private Equity has reaped a substantial profit on the sale of its majority interest in Study Group for $660 million. Read more...
AUSTRALIA: Enrolments by private vocational colleges have defied a crisis of confidence in the sector to record 4 per cent growth over April last year. Read more...
USA: WASHINGTON, June 25, 2010: NAFSA: Association of International Educators recently presented several prestigious awards at its 62nd Annual Conference in Kansas City. This year's award recipients are Dr. Zuhair A.G. Humadi for the Cassandra Pyle Award; Rosemarie Arens for the Marita Houlihan Award; Janice Bogen for the Homer Higbee Award; and Suzanne Marlay and Valerie Woolston for NAFSA Life Membership Awards.Read more...
Griffith University Pro-Vice Chancellor Christopher Madden says the future of international education will be explored at a conference on the Gold Coast this week. Read More....
Taiwan's government will this year give more than NT$62 million (US$2 million) to universities as part of an expansion project to recruit more international students, with Ming Chuan University to receive the highest amount, reports The China Post. In all 20 universities will receive financial aid from the Ministry of Education for the 2010 academic year. Read More....
Why Study In Australia? Need a qualification and interested in studying overseas? Looking for a location that’s vibrant diverse and exciting, while still being safe and affordable? Studying in Australia could be the perfect solution. Read more...
Australia’s universities and educational institutions offer a great opportunity for international students to gain a high quality, internationally recognised qualification in a country known for its great lifestyle. Read More....
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and India's Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal agreed to extend exchanges and set up a joint education council at a meeting in Melbourne. Read More....
AUSTRALIAN: Population growth figures released late last month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reignited the Big Australia debate. The figures show that Australia added 452,000 people over the 12 months to September last year. Read more...
The Australian Universities Quality Agency has recommended tightening requirements to ensure all students can speak and understand English enough to complete their studies. Read More....
The concern is that this elevated level of growth (roughly double the rate of the 1990s) is the trajectory towards a projection of 36 million by 2050 as suggested by the Intergenerational Report. Read More....
The reason for their success was a two-word oversight in the maze of federal law and regulation on overseas students. Read More....
To tackle these problems, the Korean government has set up a center to counsel the foreign nationals. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Tuesday that it has opened the center at the National Institute for International Education in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Read More....
Austrade will have plenty of experience under its belt when it assumes responsibilities for promoting and marketing international education in July, acting CEO Peter Yuile has told the higher education sector. Read More....
In the session devoted to this question at last week's Going Global conference, all three speakers agreed that they couldn't although Lord (John) Tomlinson, former Labour minister and chair of the UK's Association of Independent Higher Education Providers, said: "Yes, but not very well." Read More....
The late January collapse of yet another private college chain - this time in the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector - has reinforced fears of overseas-controlled private education colleges making business decisions to cut and run from Australia. Read More....
The changes to Australia's skilled migration programme announced this week will ensure that "it operates as a demand rather than a supply driven system that delivers the skills most needed in the economy," Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans said in a statement. Read More....
11 Februarly 2010 - Short-course foreign students banned from bringing wives to UK
Applicants from outside the EU will need a higher standard of English to attend courses below degree level. The number of hours they can work will be halved to ten hours a week in term time. Read More....
2 September 2009 - Obama presidency prompts change, increase for international education.
In the midst of the most recent and historic political change, Tao Tao, an electrical engineering graduate student from China, eagerly watched the election night totals with his American friends, even though neither candidate would be his president. Read More....
31 August 2009 - New Zealand recognises importance of International Students
The government has committed an extra $2 million to international education promotion over the next year to help attract more students to the New Zealand. Read More....
3 June 2009 - English changing the global face of learning
"What a lot of countries are doing now, at the tertiary level, is offering courses through the medium of English,". Read More....
7 May 2009 - Overseas students defy downturn to come to Australia.
In one of the few bright spots for the economy, universities set another record with 21.7 per cent growth in new students in March, driven by a 40 per cent leap in enrolments by Indian students and a 19.6 per cent jump among Chinese students. Read More....
30 April 2009 - Studying abroad grows in three trends
According to statistics the current market for Chinese studying abroad has shown growing trends in three areas, more self-financed, more classified and more schools and majors available to choose from. Read More....
8 February 2009 -£50M: Universities warn this is what new UK visa rules could cost them every year.
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES face losing £50 million a year if Westminster insists on tough new visa rules for international students, according to several influential educational bodies and senior university officials. Read More....
4 February 2009 - Enrolments on the rise to buck the trend.
Australia's $13 billion export educationi industry has defied predictions of a sharp slump in demand to register a 10-15 per cent spike in applications this year. Read More....
19 January 2009 - Education Boots ACT Exports
Territory exports increased by 5.7 per cent or $1 billion. Read More....