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Posts Tagged ‘applications’

UK NEEDS TO ATTRACT OVERSEAS STUDENTS DESPITE VISA RESTRICTIONS, SAYS CABLE

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.

NEW INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR INSTITUTIONS TO TRACK GLOBAL ACTIVITIES

January 6th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

A new international consortium is being formed to develop a software platform for universities to track and map their global activities. Many universities across the world currently do not have the resources to help make the most of their relationships abroad, and are unable to track and manage their activities and contacts within other countries.

UK STUDENTS RUSH TO BEAT THE RISE IN TUITION FEES: UCAS APPLICATION NUMBERS INCREASE

January 4th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

Recent UCAS figures have shown that there has been an increase in university applications for the 2011/2012 academic year-the last year before the tuition fee rise.

WHY WON’T UCAS ALLOW UK STUDENTS TO APPLY TO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS?

December 21st, 2010 posted by Jasmine Jaume

As an institution in the Netherlands is threatening to take the UK government to court over UCAS’ refusal to allow UK students to apply to European universities through their system, we consider why UCAS seem so reluctant to change the rules.

IRISH STUDENTS INCREASINGLY TURNING TO SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

August 12th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

Students in Ireland are increasingly turning to engineering, computing and science subjects in the hopes of securing stable careers.

THAI UNIVERSITIES TEAM UP WITH UK INSTITUTIONS

February 11th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

A series of partnerships have been established between universities in the UK and Thailand to increase the study abroad opportunities of Thai students.