First Global Scholarship Summit held
A new Global Scholarship Summit organised by BMI for the first time in London saw representatives of sixty scholarship organisations meet education institutions from across the globe.
A new Global Scholarship Summit organised by BMI for the first time in London saw representatives of sixty scholarship organisations meet education institutions from across the globe.
Just under two-thirds of education agencies in Brazil believe that their sales this year will be lower than last year as a result of the currency depreciation, a recent survey by BMI has found.
Students visiting a BMI fair in Brazil last month were offered fictitious study abroad options by children's charity Unicef, in order to highlight the struggles young people face in other parts of the world.
Free taster classes and short-term scholarships will feature in a new marketing campaign expected to raise awareness of UK ELT among 17 million people in Brazil, launching this week.
A BMI survey has found that directors of international offices at Brazilian universities are expecting the number of students paying for overseas degree programmes will increase. This has been attributed to competitive national educational institutions and the large growth of the Brazilian middle class.
International education events organiser BMI and Dubai International Academic City have entered into a strategic agreement that will see BMI support the education hub’s international recruitment efforts in Asia and South America.
For the first time, representative body English UK has ventured into direct student contact after 11 of its members took part in BMI’s Expo-Estudiante in Bogota following the EUK Fair in Cartagena in Colombia this month. The move marks a new direction for the organisation under incoming CEO Eddie Byers.
Education agents from around the world are becoming increasingly interested in Turkey as a study destination, as traditionally popular choices become less affordable and tighten their borders, The PIE News has learned. Incentives for students include Turkey’s potential to join the EU next year, more affordable education and comparatively relaxed visa system.