The acquisition by Kaplan International of ESL Education has made waves across the study travel sector, with the news that one of the largest student placement businesses in Europe is now owned by a major school chain.

Mountlands Language School in the UK's South West region has announced it will be rebranded as Hello!Exmouth from September.

It shouldn't have made a difference whether a student attends university or an English language course: it is perfectly reasonable for them to want to work.

A messenger-based chatbot and a playwriting project for Palestinian students were awarded prizes at this year's British Council ELTons, while ELT heavyweight David Crystal was honoured with an Outstanding Achievement Award.

NEAS has launched a new framework to endorse ELT teacher qualifications in a bid to strengthen standards throughout the sector.

The UK ELT industry passed the half a million mark in 2018, new English UK statistics compiled in collaboration with Bonard revealed, but growth has slowed down especially for private sector members.

Australian ELT providers are in an advantageous position to increase their influence in South East Asia through meaningful partnerships with ASEAN countries, according to speakers at this year's NEAS conference.

After 2017 marked the third year of strong growth for English language student numbers in Ireland, last year saw total enrolment in Irish ELT programs reach 121,462, a decline of 4.8%. However, total student weeks reached a record high.