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CONCERN AS UK BORN APPLICANTS PLUMMET
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.
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.
ECIS NOVEMBER EXHIBITION, LISBON
November 23rd, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
This past weekend two i-studentgroup representatives revisited the ECIS November Exhibition in Lisbon. International Readership Liaisons, Maria Galanty and Sarah Pont, took part in the three day event in the Portuguese capital.
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.
STUDENTS MARCH THROUGH LONDON ONCE AGAIN IN ANTI-CUTS PROTEST
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.
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.
BRITISH COUNCIL LAUNCH 2012 ELTONS
October 17th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
The British Council has made a worldwide call for applications to the ELTons 2012. Celebrating its tenth year, the awards, run by the British Council and sponsored by Cambridge ESOL, are a celebration of innovation and excellence in English language teaching (ELT) from around the world.
ERASMUS PROGRAMME MAY EXTEND BEYOND EU COUNTRIES
September 7th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
The Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union has announced plans to expand the Erasmus programme to include non-EU countries.
CONFUSED ABOUT THE UCAS ‘CLEARING’ SYSTEM IN THE UK?
July 26th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
Help is at hand; the Guardian newspaper will be hosting a LIVE question and answer session online with UCAS advisor Scott Elliot between 1PM and 3PM(GMT) on Wednesday 27th July.
