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REPORTS SHOW AN INCREASE OF STUDENTS CHOOSING TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES
November 14th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
The results are in…
UK AND MIDDLE EAST SCHOOLS ENTER ‘THE BIG SCIENCE CHALLENGE’
November 2nd, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
The British Council and Rolls-Royce have launched ‘The Big Science Challenge’, an international competition for secondary schools in the UK and across the Middle East, which aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
US STATE DEPARTMENT RELAXES VISA REGULATIONS FOR IRANIAN STUDENTS
May 23rd, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
In a move intended to make the country more accessible to Iranian students, the US state department has released details of its decision to make longer, multiple entry visas available.
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.
