Jon Aizlewood

The University of Sydney in Australia has announced that it will now accept top Chinese undergraduate degree applicants without requiring them to take a foundation pathway programme, if they excel in the Gaokao exam and have excellent English...

The number of Americans studying full degrees in the UK has shot up 15% in the last three years according to new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), with factors including shorter courses, price and high esteem among employers relevant...

Universities, TAFE Institutes and leading education providers from Victoria, Australia, are visiting India this week to promote international education. The six-day trip, led by Victorian premier Ted Ballieu, has so far seen agreements between seven Indian and Australian institutions and new initiatives unveiled.

A new social media monitoring service has been launched, hoping to give any education institution operating internationally better leverage of social media in recruitment...

A record 340,000 Chinese students studied at universities abroad last year according to China’s ministry of education. Figures show a rise of 55,000 students on 2010, a 20% climb. However, when viewed against 2007 figures, this is up by almost 200,000 – well over 100%.

According to the latest survey by industry association ALTO, there remains optimism in the study abroad industry about business health. Both language schools (64%) and education agencies (79%) had positive projections for the first quarter (Q1) of 2012, with Argentinian schools among the most optimistic.

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK, has announced plans to launch campuses in Cyprus and Thailand. It is also guaranteeing work or study abroad to its students from autumn...

The British Council has signed an agreement formalising its delivery of University of London (UOL) exams in 75 of its overseas centres, taken as part of UOL's International Programmes which are taken by students in 190 countries. Standardised pricing will also be introduced.

People can be very quick to think of their competitors as 'who is it in UK, Australia and the USA' but actually the competitors are also very much those players in Singapore, Malaysia and China

English UK is planning a members’ event in Iraqi Kurdistan after a productive visit. The association is keen to benefit from "a great emphasis on education"...