Online English-teaching platform 51Talk is looking to hire 100,000 Filipinos in the next five years to meet growing demand in the Chinese market. It currently employs 18,000 online English teachers, of which 16,000 are Filipino.

With 2019 just around the corner, here’s a look back at this year, and some of the stories which have grabbed our attention and yours!

Behavioural fitness, habit-hacking, and the importance of "mindware training" were some of the key takeaways of The ALTO Day Berlin program 2018, which also saw ALTO celebrate 20 years as an association.

Flywire has announced a new program it says will help students from India pay their tuition fees to global universities efficiently.

The UK Home Office has backtracked on its decision to bar an Amsterdam University College international students from attending an academic conference in the UK, the latest in a series of international academic visa issues picked up in the mainstream British press.

The PIE’s reporter Anton Crace has received the IEAA Excellence in Professional Commentary award, announced at the Australian International Education Conference today.

ApplyBoard, an AI-enabled marketplace uniquely designed for international students, has announced Series A funding worth CAD $17 million led by Silicon Valley-based Artiman Ventures. 

As a tourism giant with a global language, Spain has been dealt a winning hand at the internationalisation table. But, as The PIE reports, a greater coordination between its key industry players is needed to fulfil its ambitions.