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REPORT EXAMINES SNOWBALLING TREND OF EDUCATIONAL AGENTS
November 21st, 2011 posted by Vivienne Egan
A new study by Education Intelligence, the British Council’s global service, has made enquiries into the controversial topic of education agents – companies that offer prospective international students a service to assist them in placements at overseas universities in exchange for a fee – from the perspective of the students themselves.
REPORTS SHOW AN INCREASE OF STUDENTS CHOOSING TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES
November 14th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
The results are in…
LIBYAN STUDENTS OVERSEAS FEAR FINANCIAL AID CUTS AND PERSECUTION IN LIBYA
August 5th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
We reported back in May that Libyan students studying in North America faced having to return to their home country due to the freezing of the Libyan-North American Scholarship Program in February. Unfortunately, the situation for students has not improved.
RESOLUTION NEEDED FOR LIBYAN STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES
May 12th, 2011 posted by Felicity Pont
Since the freezing of the Libyan-North American Scholarship programme in February, many Libyan students have been left in limbo as to whether or not they can stay and continue their studies or face deportation.
WISE PRIZE FOR EDUCATION REVEALS JURY MEMBERS
March 25th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
Five prominent international figures from the USA, India, South Africa and Qatar will select the winner of the world’s first major international prize for education.
NEW SWEDISH TUITION FEES CAUSE DROP IN INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
February 16th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
Sweden has recently introduced tuition fees for students from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland leading to a dramatic fall in the number of international student applications. Is this a brief aberration, or the start of a trend?
ARE STUDENTS THE NEW ‘REVOLUTIONARY TOURISTS’?
February 8th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Students on study abroad programmes in Egypt may have mostly fled the country amidst the ongoing political crisis, but there have been suggestions that perhaps this wasn’t entirely through their choice. There have been reports that many wanted to stay, but worried parents and education providers meant most were persuaded to leave at the first sign of unrest.
