Business schools that seize the opportunity to rethink their delivery modes and offer more flexible admissions processes could prosper as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, report stakeholders.
Despite only four British independent schools opening in China in 2019, the next few years will be “extremely positive for UK schools and investors” in the country, with 16 planned for 2020.
The China-UK "golden-age" in education continues, with the number of UK independent school branches in China expected to increase by nearly 50% in 2019.
Languages Canada wants to be the single contact point for partnerships in what is otherwise a provincially regulated education market. At its 10th anniversary, new rules on compliance and teaching were unanimously voted in to set its members apart.
With more than 16,000 business schools enrolling students around the world, the quality and value of a business degree is variable. Even though demand for business degrees remains steady, the world’s leading business schools are still in a race to remain relevant. Natalie Marsh reports.
The politics of quality control in the English language teaching space are fast-changing and complex; governments now want to dictate the rules but in many cases they lack the sophisticated grasp of accreditation that membership bodies may have, claim stakeholders, resulting in multi-layered approaches. Beckie Smith reports.
The Quality Assurance in Language Education Network, a worldwide network of English language accreditation bodies, has officially launched its website and branding this month, following a symposium in Malta. The developments put the organisation on track to create a forum for sharing best practice and comparing accreditation systems used in different countries.
The UK Home Office's decision to suspend the licences of 57 private colleges and circumvent international recruitment at three universities has sent shockwaves through the industry. Universities Minister, David Willetts, underlined this is "reputation-reinforcing" action as many impacted colleges are contesting the suspension.
