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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.
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.
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION CANCELS THOUSANDS OF STUDENT VISAS
October 26th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Following a crackdown by the Australian Immigration Department, thousands of international student visas have been cancelled in the past year.
STUDENTS CHOOSE BRISBANE BECAUSE OF THE PERFECT WEATHER
June 20th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
It seems that international students don’t just consider education-related factors when choosing a study destination; a recent survey has revealed that the top reason students chose to study in Brisbane, Australia, was the pleasant weather.
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON TO OPEN NEW INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
May 19th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
The University of Brighton has recently announced that they are to open an International College which will offer more opportunities to international students on their path to university. The college, expected to open in September, will help to boost the local economy as well as provide a number of employment opportunities in the area.
RESOLUTION NEEDED FOR LIBYAN STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES
May 12th, 2011 posted by Felicity Pont
Since the freezing of the Libyan-North American Scholarship programme in February, many Libyan students have been left in limbo as to whether or not they can stay and continue their studies or face deportation.
UK UNIVERSITIES HAVE ‘UNREALISTIC’ TARGETS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS
April 21st, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
With all the recent turmoil in the UK higher education sector, it seems it’s just one piece of bad news after another; this time it concerns international student numbers.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS RAISED IN THE UK
March 22nd, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
The UK government has finally unveiled it’s plans for student visas, in order to cut the number of ‘fake’ students coming to the country to study bogus degrees. The changes are part of the government’s policy to cut immigration to ‘tens of thousands’ by 2015.
