Jon Aizlewood

We would like to continue to develop our base of agents as they provide an integral service for students looking for additional support with their study plans

All Australian students will be entitled to learn a language other than English under the new Australian curriculum, with tuition in Chinese Mandarin and Italian among the first curriculum to be developed...

Fast-rising UK pathways provider, INTO University Partnerships, scooped two awards at the Education Investor awards last week, a reflection of the growing stature of international education providers within the UK’s mainstream education industry. INTO, which teams with universities to provide pre-university English and academic preparation for international students, took the Exporting Excellence award for its […]

A Canadian language school has failed so far to refund an Indian student more than CAN$10,000 in course fees after his visa application was rejected, despite promising to do so since mid-September, according to claims made yesterday.

During Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' visit to the UK this week, agreements were signed to expand educational ties between the two countries, although agents point out that tighter UK visa rules will not help build outbound student traffic from Colombia.

The English UK Fair, Singapore 2011 took place at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort last week. The fair brought together 29 English UK member centres and 42 study abroad agents from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. A programme of social events, seminars, and one-to-one appointments in a luxurious beachfront resort overlooking the […]

Australia has published a new book that charts its 25-year history of welcoming international students. The book was officially unveiled today in Canberra by Senator Evans, who also talked about a new five-year national strategy towards education exports in the "Asian century".

Despite its colonial history and fluent-in-English upper class, India's ELT prowess overall is patchy. A number of recent studies confirm that the country is not improving its English fast enough to support its economic growth and there is a shortage of quality English language training in the country. Dan Thomas investigates.

New restrictions on foreign-exchange purchases in Argentina are making it harder for education agents in the country to pay fees abroad, and forcing students to use the country’s black market in currency exchange...

The British Council has declared in a new report that education agents are essential to the international education industry, despite the controversy that surrounds them. It also notes that the debate over the ethics of their use is becoming “detached” from the reality seen by students on the ground...