December 13th, 2011 posted by Nathaniel Forrester
In a recent speech at the British Council, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable said it was “vital” that British universities continued to attract overseas students to the country, claiming that only “bogus” applications and poor quality colleges would be affected by recent changes to student visa regulations.
December 1st, 2011 posted by Lauren Keith
Figures have revealed that the number of UK born students applying to national universities has fallen 15.1% since this time last year. UCAS has received a total of 133,357 UK applications, a notable drop from last year’s 157,116.
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.
November 16th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
This week at events across the US to mark International Education Week, senior Irish Government officials and representatives from Ireland’s institutes of higher education will provide a comprehensive overview on the attributes that make Ireland a Top-10 study-abroad location for US college students.
November 9th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
After yet more controversy and upset, students are once again taking to the streets of London to protest over education cuts and rise in tuition fees across England. They are also marching against the government white paper and the proposed ‘privatisation’ of universities.
October 14th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Everyone knows about the traditional course available at university, such as science, history and business studies. But for those less inclined to study these traditional courses, there is a wealth of unusual courses available. Now and again, lists of ‘weird and wonderful’ university courses are published in the media, prompting debates about the worthiness of such ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses.
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.
August 1st, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
Universities across the UK plan to introduce financial incentives to attract the brightest students to their institution. High performing A-level candidates could soon be involved in a ‘bidding war’ as universities look to lure students to their campuses with discount on tuition fees and cash sums incentives.
July 13th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Good news for Russian students looking to study overseas – the Russian government has revealed plans to encourage students to study abroad, by funding up to 10,000 students a year to study at the world’s leading universities.
July 8th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Publishing giant Pearson has sparked a debate about profitable courses by announcing that it is entering the degree market with a new partnership with a UK university, and intends to secure degree-awarding powers.
