Policy

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.

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...

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".

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

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.

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..

President of the Canada Bureau for International Education (CBIE), Karen McBride, met the Libyan interim..

The Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark, has set an “aggressive target” to increase international student recruitment in the province by 50% in the next four years as part of a plan to boost employment. The proposals could create 9,000 jobs and inject CAN$500 million into the regional economy, which has suffered slow economic growth […]

Brazil announced this summer that it is to invest in 75,000 scholarships to enable its top students to study science and technology abroad by 2014. The decision comes as part of a programme to enhance the competitiveness of Brazilian industry. The Science without Borders programme will cost Brazil $2.02 billion and involve 238 top foreign […]

A long-awaited cohesive brand for Ireland’s international education sector was revealed on March 24 by Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton. Ambitious plans to double the amount of foreign students in the university sector were also unveiled, from the current base of 26,000, and […]

The new UK student visa system ushered in by UKBA on April 21 this year will enable tighter checks on applicants’ financial integrity, after concern that there was abuse in the previous system. Up until April, students had to prove funds (of £600 per month or £800 per month if studying in London) upon application […]

A significant investment in promoting Canada as an education destination of choice was announced when Canada's federal budget was unveiled on March 22.