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GROWTH RATE OF UK STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD OVERTAKES EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURS
July 4th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
The growth rate of UK students applying to study in the EU through the Erasmus programme has overtaken the European average, according to analysis by the British Council.
ECIS NOVEMBER ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM 2010
November 16th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
This weekend will see i-studentgroup head to the 2010 ECIS (European Council of International Schools) November Annual Conference and AGM in Nice, France.
STUDENT ADVICE CENTRE OPENS IN PARIS
September 24th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
A new one-stop advice centre has opened in the French capital of Paris, catering to the country’s 200,000 international students.
IRAQI SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS SET TO ARRIVE ON UK AND US CAMPUSES
June 4th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
An Iraqi government initiative has seen hundreds of Iraqi students enrolled at universities and colleges across the US and the UK in an effort to start rebuilding Iraq’s once-renowned higher education system. The Iraq Education Initiative intends to provide education opportunities for over 600 young men and women this year before eventually expanding into Australia, Canada, France and Japan.
CALLS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
June 3rd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
There have been calls from the European University Association for increased funding for universities from European governments. The association wants investment in higher education and research to meet the Barcelona target of 3% for higher education and 2% for research as originally proposed by the European Commission.
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.
