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CHINESE UNIVERSITIES SEEK TO ENHANCE LINKS WITH BRITISH STUDENTS
November 24th, 2011 posted by Nathaniel Forrester
Following a week-long visit by Chinese envoys to Britain, which included a summit with British vice-chancellors and the Education Secretary Michael Gove, the first ‘Study in China Exhibition and Student Forum’ was held at the Institute of Education, University of London last month.
NEW UNIVERSITY RANKING SYSTEM UNVEILED
June 13th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
A new ranking system, U-Multirank, has been unveiled and is set to offer more personalised rankings for universities.
UNIVERSITY WORLD REPUTATION RANKINGS REVEALED
March 10th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
The results of the Times Higher Education’s first World Reputation Rankings have been revealed, showing that US institutions still dominate academia in terms of their reputation.
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?
CHINESE SPEAKERS SHOW OFF THEIR X FACTOR
December 10th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Students from schools across England and Wales will show off their linguistic skills at the X Factor-style regional heat of the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition at the London School of Economics. The 300 students will compete on Monday 13 December, to win a place in the final at the British Museum in March.
