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The i-studentadvisor USA guide is our most popular publication, due to the USA's continuous popularity as a study destination for international students. In this issue the states have been broken into eleven regions to make it even easier for counsellors and students to access interesting articles from education professionals, introductions from governors and institution profiles in the states that interest them. See the Global Features chapter for a range of counsellor resources and topical articles or view our Study Guide for a step-by-step guide through the process of applying to study in the USA.

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International Courses

A comprehensive online resource for international student advisors worldwide

As you guide your students on their path to international courses and becoming an international student, our six country guides and three subject specific guides will provide you with all the essential information. Our easy to use interactive, on-line magazines are emailed on a monthly basis to counselors, advisors and IB coordinators. The magazines will help you guide students and their parents through the decision to study overseas from the course and institution choice to the application process, student visa procedures and all issues surrounding living and studying overseas while taking international courses.

International Course Information

International courses in Australia

A quick and easy to follow guide from the early steps of choosing an Australian institution to working whilst you study. This guide takes you step-by-step through the entire process to becoming an international student in one of Australia’s higher education institutions.

International courses in Canada

With such a wide variety of institutions and courses, higher education in Canada can be confusing. This chapter takes a more in-depth look at issues in Canadian courses and education with articles from experts in the field and detailed profiles of a variety of international course options at universities, colleges and institutes of technology.

Studying in Ireland

A step-by-step guide to studying in Ireland. Full of facts and advice on every aspect of the application process, from getting a visa to opening for a bank account. This chapter contains everything you need to know when choosing to study on an international course in Ireland.

International courses in the USA

The higher education system in the US is a little complex. It is complicated by the variation between states, the duality of public and private institutions, the number of accrediting bodies, the variety of institutions and its sheer size. With over 4000 HE institutions of which 2500 are accredited, finding yourway through the maze seems daunting. However the counselors starting point will be the students - their qualifications will determine the search for a suitable international course and institution.

International courses in the UK

A step-by-step guide to studying in the UK. Full of information, facts and advice on every aspect of the application process, from getting a visa to applying for a bank account.

Country guides for studying abroad

Each international student advisor guide focuses on international courses in an individual country and answers the questions a student may have about an overseas education, from studying in the UK for a university degree to obtaining an Australian Student Visa. The guides are comprised of a number of chapters, arranged either by geographical location or divided into education-focussed and lifestyle-focussed material to cover all aspects of living and studying overseas.

For each country there is a Study guide full of essential information that a student will need before embarking on their overseas education. Whether the student wants to know about the Irish application process, customs and immigration in the USA or student accommodation in Canada, the step-by-step guides will answer all of their questions and issues.

The sequential chapters contain a range of informative articles from academic associations, government ministers and leaders in the field of overseas study alongside detailed profiles of institutions and their international courses. A wide range of universities, colleges and institutes of technology have the opportunity to appear in the magazine. Profiles include information about the location of the institution, campus facilities, courses on offer and details of English language programs and exchange programmes.

The chapters also include tourist information and advice on living overseas for an all round picture of living and studying in Ireland, the USA, UK, studying in Brighton, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or at a Dublin City University. The final chapter of each guide is 'Global Features and Counselor Resources' packed with articles and advice from advisors and overseas students around the globe.

Subject guides for international courses

Study science, engineering, computing and technology

2008 saw the launch of 3 new subject specific guides:
i-MAD Media, Arts & Design
i-BE Business & Economics
i-SECT Science, Engineering, Computing & Technology

These guides are being launched after careful consideration and research, including a huge volume of feedback from our international student advisor readership, the subject areas within these guides make up 76% of the degrees studied for at undergraduate level internationally.

Unlike our country guides there are no geographical boundaries. These bespoke guides encompass a whole range of exciting editorial, institution profiles and topical articles concentrating on the various disciplines and international courses offered.

Within i-MAD you will find Industrial Design at the University of Western Sydney alongside the New York School of Interior Design and the offerings of the Arts Institute of Bournemouth, UK.

Within i-SECT you will find the range of Bachelors of Science courses on offer at the premier Welsh institution of Cardiff University, UK alongside Technology courses at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand and the State University of New York, SUNY Fredonia's Computer Science and Information Technology degree.

Within i-BE you will find Middlesex University, London profiling its International Business degrees, Trinity College, Dublin's Economics courses and the Australian Murdoch's business, law and economics A rated group.