Jon Aizlewood

Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak called on students working and studying abroad to excel in their studies and represent the country well before returning home to expand the country's economy globally.

American InterContinental University (AIU) has collaborated with Buckinghamshire (Bucks) New University to launch a dual MBA programme enabling students to earn two degrees- one American and one British.

Quality English, a 10-year old organisation which markets high quality English language teaching operations under one cohesive global brand, is expanding its remit, with the launch of a sister brand, Quality Education for independent career/vocational colleges...

Durham University in the UK has unveiled a new degree programme designed to enable students to find work in China upon graduation, with a multi-disciplinary BA programme that includes one year in China...

Chinese students will be able to study English in Ireland more easily under a new visa scheme aimed at boosting the language sector. 55 schools will be able to recruit through “trusted agents” in China while eligible Chinese students will need to provide fewer documents and will have their applications fast-tracked by the Irish Embassy in Beijing.

We had a chance to talk with the Prime Minister of Ireland and I found the opportunity to talk about the problems that I had during the visa process because, you know, whatever happens to me happens to my students as well

With a new website, a new board (in May) and an important 20th birthday reached, agency association BELTA in Brazil held a cocktail party this week to celebrate its success. It was hosted by Spain, keen to tap into Brazil's booming market...

A new awards scheme to honour "premier" education agencies has been unveiled by a Canadian language college, which is offering a tuition scholarship to all agency applicants in its bid to build up recognition for its new endorsement of professional success.

To promote French schools and universities in India, CampusFrance and the French Embassy will run a marketing tour across India this autumn but with a twist – priority will given to courses taught in English.

Canada should double the number of international students studying in Canada within 10 years; to be twice the 239,000 it welcomes today, an advisory panel on international education has suggested. It has also suggested which markets should be prioritised in a bid to foster that growth.