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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...

The British Council has declared in a new report that education agents are essential to the international education industry, despite the controversy that surrounds them. It also notes that the debate over the ethics of their use is becoming “detached” from the reality seen by students on the ground...

The Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, attended the MEI agent workshop last month and met education agents and members of Ireland's....

Taiwan is to join the UK’s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme, paving the way for 1,000 young Taiwanese to come to Britain to work, travel or study. The agreement, which was finalised this month, will allow participants to stay in the UK for a two-year period on a multiple-entry visa...

The Irish government has announced the launch of a Student Ambassador programme to increase recruitment from the US, its biggest market, to mark International Education Week.

An international survey of education agencies, the i-graduate ICEF Agent Barometer, has found that Canada has become an increasingly popular study destination. The UK and the USA remain ahead of the pack, and the USA is being singled out as most likely to see more business in the next 12 months.

Are the rules of teaching English language too restrictive for a dynamic, living language? Big-thinking presenters answered such questions at English UK's recent teaching summit.

The education division of German tour operator TUI is to group three of its UK language schools under the ELC brand, raising the visibility of its ELT provision in the UK, while running all junior programmes under its EAC brand name.

The number of international students at colleges and universities in the USA reached 723,277 in 2010-11, up by five per cent to its highest point ever, according to this year’s Open Doors report. One of the most startling observations this year is that Chinese numbers were up 23.3% overall; with growth in the undergraduate sector up by an astonishing 43%.

US colleges and universities must adapt and collaborate with their peers abroad if they are to remain competitive, urges a new report by the American Council on Education, pointing out that the USA's market share is slipping..