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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.
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.
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.
RECORD NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN FRANCE
April 20th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
2008-09 saw France’s highest ever number of foreign student enrollments, with 266,400 young people choosing to study in the European nation, an increase of 2.3% on the previous year.
SURVEY REVEALS INTERNATIONAL ASPIRATIONS OF CHINESE STUDENTS
February 4th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
The Beijing International Education Institute (BIEI) has released the results of their first 2010 survey on Chinese students plans to study abroad.
