Europe

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 […]

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.

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.

Members of ALTO were told to "think mobile" at the latest Professional Development seminar hosted by the organisation; more and more of their customers will browse..

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 […]

One of international education’s most important educator-agent networking events, the ICEF Berlin Workshop, was bigger and bolder than ever this year, with close to 2,000 delegates descending on the German capital for a three-day event aimed at forging new business relationships and ideas within international education. Many seasoned delegates seemed amazed at the stature of […]

As many as 650 international students are waiting to find out whether they will be replaced at other colleges, after a business school offering degrees accredited by the University of Wales closed..

The Association of British Language Schools discussed UK accreditation rules at its AGM this month...

Following pressure from universities, politicians and students, the French ministry of education has promised to relax measures introduced this year that make it harder for non-EU students to work and live in France

As part of a long-term strategy to improve its facilities, London-based English language school, Malvern House, has unveiled its..

To meet the increasing demand for business insight into China in the West, the Cheung Kong Graduate School of....

Language travel agencies who wish to join English UK’s Partner Agency Scheme will find it easier to do so now that a specialist online briefing course has gone live, the association has announced.