Australia has a deep and long history of collegial support for international education. Boasting consortia at both a state and city level, the country has set out to prove “a rising tide lifts all boats”. Anton Crace looks at how Australia has fostered collaboration over competition.
Despite its reputation for being closed off and current sanctions, North Korea is increasingly opening up to international educational opportunities. Callan Quinn reports.
Reflecting on 2019, a number of headlines stick out – from acquisition shakeups across the ESL industry to visa issues stretching over various destination countries. Here are some of the stories which have grabbed our attention, and yours, over the last 12 months.
How do universities gauge if an international student has the right aptitude and attitude to flourish during their studies? Language proficiency tests are the starting point, and the marketplace is becoming busier and more sophisticated, as Viggo Stacey reports.
Can the EU program ‘European Universities Initiative’, based on a proposal by Emmanuel Macron, produce trend-setting models for academic cooperation with a 21st-century twist? Tino Brömme and George Oliver speak to those on the frontline.
This summer, Chinese state media announced that of the 400,000 foreign citizens working in China as English-language teachers in 2017, an estimated two-thirds were doing so illegally. Callan Quinn reports.
Now the largest Anglophone market for African students, China’s rise throughout the continent is equal parts education, politics and investment. Anton Crace finds out how the Belt and Road initiative has driven a substantial rise in African students into China, the world’s new education superpower.
The United Arab Emirates has transformed itself from a small but important trading port to a significant higher education hub. But with growth almost outstripping expectations, questions over cultural ideals are being asked, while Dubai itself is looking east as it continues to develop. Patrick Atack reports.
‘Global citizen’ is arguably the buzzphrase to end all buzzphrases. You can’t get much bigger than a worldwide entity, and global citizens are prized by employers ever-conscious of the transnational nature of business. So how are modern educators helping shape these mythical beings? Julian Hall investigates.
A new documentary uncovered a network of shady online institutions offering “too-good-to-be-true” qualifications without any study or exams, meaning thousands of people across the globe are employed in safety-critical jobs while holding fake degrees. Julian Hall reports.
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