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Archive for May, 2010

LATEST ISSUE OF I-STUDENTADVISOR ONLINE NOW

May 28th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

We are delighted to announce the arrival of our latest and biggest ever i-SECT guide, full of information about studying science, engineering, computing and technology.

UNIVERSITY OF WALES CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CENTRE

May 27th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Tuesday 11th May saw The University of Wales, Newport host a dinner to celebrate two years since the inception of the Welsh International Study Centre. The WISC, run by world leaders in international education Study Group, is based at the University of Wales, Newport’s Caerleon Campus.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS RISE IN NEW ZEALAND

May 26th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Following yesterday’s news that numbers of international students studying in Australia had dropped by nearly 40% in the last year, it would seem their neighbours New Zealand are faring slightly better. Recently released figures show that numbers of international students rose from 88,570 to 93, 500 in the last year for the first time in six years.

AUSTRALIA SEES DROP IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICATIONS

May 25th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Applications by international students from China, India and Vietnam have dropped by almost 40% in recent months due largely to changes in Australia’s visa system. Leading education agents have asked the government to step in and resolve the problem to make the process easier for overseas students.

BURKINA FASO STUDENT NAMED UK INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR

May 24th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

The British Council has named Melissa Ilboudo, 24, from Burkina Faso, International Student of the Year. Melissa, who is studying International Development at the University of East Anglia, fought off competition from over 1,300 students from 121 countries to win the competition known as Shine!

MICHELLE OBAMA ENDORSES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

May 19th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

During a commencement address Michelle Obama gave on Sunday for George Washington University’s class of 2010, she focused on the value of international education and urged each student to go global. The First Lady recognized the contributions many of the GW graduates have made both locally and globally, challenged them to “[k]eep being you, to keep doing what you’re doing. Just take it global.” Janice Mulholland of the NAFSA blog reports.

CANADA ATTRACTS NINETEEN TOP GLOBAL ACADEMICS

May 18th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

A $200 million scheme by the Canadian government has succeeded in attracting nineteen major researchers to Canada as the country reinforces it’s commitment to scientific research.

EDUCATION IRELAND SURVEYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

May 14th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

Education Ireland has released a report entitled “International Students in Higher Education in Ireland 2010″ detailing the findings of an extensive survey on 25,781 international students from 159 different countries.

BRITISH COUNCIL MOVES TO STOP DISHONEST AGENTS

May 13th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

A new international initiative led by the British Council has been launched to target “unscrupulous” agents bringing bogus overseas students to study in the UK.

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY IMPLEMENTS ELECTRONIC REGISTER FOR STUDENTS

May 13th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

US academics are debating a system introduced by Northern Arizona University that uses an electronic system to monitor when students attend or miss classes.

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