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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.
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.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LURED INTO “SHAM UNIVERSITIES”
March 21st, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
Many US senators are calling on President Obama to crack down on sham universities which serve as a front for getting foreign nationals into the United States on student visas.
MEDICAL EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA TO BE REVAMPED
February 17th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
There are to be several changes made to the Indian undergraduate medical education/ the MBBS degree, in order to provide more efficient healthcare to the country.
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?
NEW INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR INSTITUTIONS TO TRACK GLOBAL ACTIVITIES
January 6th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
A new international consortium is being formed to develop a software platform for universities to track and map their global activities. Many universities across the world currently do not have the resources to help make the most of their relationships abroad, and are unable to track and manage their activities and contacts within other countries.
CLOSER TIES BETWEEN INDIA AND AFRICA BOOST EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
November 26th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
India and the African Union have established a number of projects aimed at tackling global issues in an effort to boost development on the African continent.
