Bending to austerity measures, the Spanish Ministry of Education this month announced it would slash scholarships for language students studying summer immersion courses abroad. Funding will be cut from €22 million in 2012 to just €450,000 to fund studying French in France, and a yet-to-be disclosed sum to study language within Spain.

There is no doubt about it, sustainable and ethical business practice is now a hot topic in international education, within HE and the private sector. A commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has seen internal and external projects and developments all nodding towards the role that the education sector should play in building a better world. Joanna Eckersley reports.

We host a variety of events designed to address key issues in education today and...

As we expanded, that also represented an asset for us, which meant we had the interest of schools: we could contribute actively to their nationality mix.

Ten students from Brazil came to London to learn English through football as part of the British Council’s Premier Skills programme. The trip served to highlight the community outreach work that...

One of Europe's largest study abroad agencies, ESL, is expanding its reach further with eight new offices now open in 2012 including Noumea, New Caledonia.