Unfamiliarity with work rights and a necessity for students to support themselves financially means some international students are at risk of being exploited. Anton Crace reports on the problem in Australia and New Zealand – and solutions that are being developed to help safeguard students.
There is strong competition posed to the dynamic private education sector in Singapore by the country’s prestigious public universities, and new rules on high school admissions also means that more operators are jostling for market share in one of Asia’s education hotspots. All this means a repositioning of offer in Singapore, as Tom Spurling reports.
Greece’s constitution prohibits private colleges from having university status, but debate has been brewing and change may be on the horizon. With politicians and the public divided on the issue, Tino Bromme and Barnaby Britten weigh up the possibilities.
If we’ve learned anything from last year it’s to always expect the unexpected. Sara Custer breaks down what trends are likely to mould and shape the international education industry in 2017.
It’s well known that demand for access to a global education is growing. But how has the involvement of private equity’s big money, combined with education providers’ big growth ambitions, influenced the industry? Beckie Smith finds out.
The travel and tourism sector now accounts for 10% of global GDP, amounting to one out of every 11 jobs, says UNWTO. This globally diverse industry is fuelling demand at hospitality schools, which are helping educate a sought-after international workforce – which is also attractive to wider global companies looking for five-star graduates. Julian Hall reports.
Working holiday visas do what they say – enable you to work on holiday. They are also a unique visa class that enables some tangential study and can serve as a springboard to lifelong ties and future plans to study in the same country. Anton Crace finds out more about the sizeable US and Australian programmes.
International trade; commissions versus sales discounts; what is or isn’t an eduction service? Let’s be honest, tax and international education can be a cumbersome web of complexity. Sara Custer unpicks it for you.
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.
Where students live when they study overseas is a big deal and as the international student market grows, so are the big deals in the accommodation investment space. Amy Baker reports on the trends in accommodation worldwide.
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