Middle East & North Africa

London-based Malvern House, part of AEC Education, has announced international expansion in 2012 with centres opening in Ireland and Oman. Meanwhile, Malvern House London is repositioning itself, with upgraded facilities, reduced class sizes, new programmes and a new price structure.

In a sign of growth in Iraq's nascent study abroad market, Pearson opened its first language testing centre in the country...

As the US ties up its military campaign in Iraq this month, the US Department of State and Iraqi government have pledged to boost the number of Iraqi students studying in the US next year to 2,500 via an expanded scholarship scheme – one of a range of new initiatives to bolster Iraqi study abroad.

In northern Iraq, a new scholarship system is being set up that could prove a lucrative student supply route. The organiser of a recent UK Education Tour to Erbil and Istanbul claims there are significant opportunities for British institutions to get involved, while Turkey remains a strong market.

As part of a programme to support countries involved in the Arab Spring, the EU has allocated €66 million to increasing opportunities for students and academics from...

Libyan students who were recipients of scholarships while studying in the USA have been left in limbo since unrest in Libya began and their funding dried up. The US government has announced special measures to alleviate their position – chiefly, allowing them to work and reducing their course load at the same time. “We want […]