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Canada has a golden opportunity to boost its profile as a study destination, said industry figures last week at the CBIE conference. One commentator said, “People have been keeping an eye for years on what Australia is doing, but now it's Canada." Efforts to act cohesively and use visa policy as an incentive are planned to capitalise on international student growth.

Grammy award-winning hip hop artist will.i.am will hold a concert in Beijing, December 17th, to build support for the US State Department’s 100,000 Strong...

The UK has become a less welcoming study destination due to its tough new visa rules and problematic visa application process, a survey of international students confirms today. A total of 5,000 overseas students on UK university and college courses were polled, with one in five saying they no longer felt welcome in the country.

Scottish tertiary institution, Heriot-Watt University, has secured a UK£20 million deal to launch a new campus in Malaysia.

STB, Brazil’s largest study travel organisation, announced today that well known industry player, Peter de Jong, is to become their Vice President of Business Development from January 2012. He will help develop new opportunities in North America and Asia at the outbound study giant which places 55,000 students annually.

One of Turkey’s education agency associations, UED, organised a national TV appearance for one of its directors to boost the reputation of education agencies in the sector. Gülcin Taskin, a UED director, appeared on education news show Tercih Başar on the TGRT Haber channel.

TESOL International Association, the largest association for English language educators in the USA, and the US Department of State are to work together to increase America's role in meeting the growing demand for..

BELS in Malta opened the doors to its new study centre in St. Paul’s Bay on the main island of Malta this month. The centre consists of eight spacious..

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".

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...