Jon Aizlewood

Looking back over the last decade, with the 9/11 attacks, globalisation and the financial crisis all affecting student migration to the US over the last decade, few in international education will be surprised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD’s)’s recent revelation that the country’s share of the international student market dropped between […]

According to a survey by Brazilian agency association, BELTA, Brazilian students were more likely to choose Canada as a study destination than the US or UK in 2010, in news released this week. Of the 71 agencies polled by the association, a staggering 90% said Canada was first choice for students using their services to find courses […]

Online language learning community, Livemocha, has teamed up with education supplier giant, Abril Educação in Brazil, to tap into the growing market for English language learning - estimated at 40 million professionals by the CEO of the Brazilian company.

International education earnings in Australia have fallen by AU$2.5 billion in the last 12 months, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The sector is reported to have earned $15.1bn in the four quarters to September this year, compared with $17.6bn over the preceding 12 months – a fall of 14 per cent. […]

The UK will see a marked slowdown in student recruitment from Nigeria and India over the next four years, according to new forecasts in a study by the British Council, while Canada may see gains because of cheaper tuition fees..

In an effort to restore their reputations – sullied by their own government – English UK members have instructed lawyers to demand a full retraction and apology for wrongly including them on a list of colleges “banned” from bringing international students into the UK. “We are co-ordinating action over the way in which the Home […]

The USA is recognising the role that international students play in developing the economy, and it has launched a "Study in the States" initiative to encourage more of the “best and brightest” science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students to study and lawfully remain in the country. This means a promise to review regulatory policy, streamline visa applications and expand..

The Bristol Language Centre in the UK has rebranded under the name BLC, as well as undergoing a complete refurbishment and expansion...

Last week in Moscow, officials from Languages Canada, representing the interests of French and English language schools across the country, signed

One of international education’s most important educator-agent networking events, the ICEF Berlin Workshop, was bigger and bolder than ever this year, with close to 2,000 delegates descending on the German capital for a three-day event aimed at forging new business relationships and ideas within international education. Many seasoned delegates seemed amazed at the stature of […]