Katie Duncan

Eden College in Dublin has been shut down with immediate effect following a Sunday Times investigation that exposed staff of offering to alter attendance records, an act in breach of visa regulations. An estimated 400 ELT students have been affected of the total 1,200 enrolled students on courses including business, nursing and hospitality programmes.

Hundreds of staff and many language students were left in limbo following the sudden closure of the established L’Estrie Language School in Canada earlier this year. Thanks to Languages Canada all students on language training programmes were able to continue their studies elsewhere.

Over a third of UK tertiary-aged students are considering studying overseas, up 17% from last year, according to a recent British Council survey of more than 2,500 students. The most popular overseas study destination by a large margin is the USA, followed by Australia, France and Germany.

International House World Organisation has expanded its network of schools to include centres in Italy, Angola, Russia and Germany, bringing its total number of affiliate schools to 158. IHWO’s Chief Operating Officer Lucy Horsefield said: “Our organization is growing steadily at the moment".

The 31st IALC workshop held in Brisbane was held in Australia for the first time this year, offering great diversity of agency attendee, a great insight into Australia's offer for students and a topical seminar discussion around online booking and the commoditisation of the industry.

At the IALC workshop held in Brisbane last week, host school Langports English Language College announced the opening of its new campus in Sydney that will donate all of its profits to the Langports Foundation, which helps disadvantaged children through education.

The total revenue earned by UK universities amounted to £27.9 billion in 2011-12 with international revenues amounting to nearly £5.7 billion, accounting for over 20% of all university income, according to a new Universities UK (UUK) report unveiled today at “The contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth” conference.

The governments in China and France have invested in fortifying economic ties between their countries by supporting the establishment of the country's first Confucius Institute for Business. “Major players in the Chinese corporate world are now more than ever willing to cooperate with Europe," said the centre director.

Astrum Education, a leading group of London-based independent sixth form colleges, is partnering with pathway provider North Consortium UK to launch four International Foundation Year pathways this September covering business, humanities, science and engineering streams.

Blyth Academy, Canada’s largest private school group by enrolments, has developed a Local Currency Guarantee Programme, providing agents and families with guaranteed tuition fees in their local currencies in key markets including Turkey, Russia and Ukraine.