Trump’s wall “won’t change” Mexico-US HE ties
The president of one of Mexico’s leading private universities has said the higher education community isn’t concerned about the future of their collaborations with the US under a Trump administration.
The president of one of Mexico’s leading private universities has said the higher education community isn’t concerned about the future of their collaborations with the US under a Trump administration.
More than 15,000 international students and educators across the world turned out to clean up their local shorelines and parks to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Centennial College in Canada.
In a recent survey of more than 40,000 students in 118 countries, 60% said they would be less likely to choose the US as a study destination if Donald Trump were to be elected president of the country this November.
Highlighting promotional packages and communicating the appeal of cities outside London can help when marketing UK ELT to Mexican students, a British Council report recommends. It identifies cost as a big deterrent for Mexican students when choosing their ELT destination.
As of next year, learning English language will be compulsory for state primary school students in Mexico, in a bid to better prepare students for a globalised world and encourage more students to study abroad.
The demand for ELT across Latin America is ripe as governments view the language as a tool to access the global economy. However supply is barred by a lack of quality teaching force and low access.
Mexico and the UK have signed a mutual qualifications recognition agreement which stakeholders say will increase bilateral student mobility and make it easier to create transnational partnerships and initiatives.
International English language courses and university preparation programmes provider, Kaplan International, is expanding its global footprint with its first office in Mexico to meet demand from Mexican students wanting to study abroad. Kaplan currently serves around 150 Mexican students and has opened a new centre in Polanco, Mexico City.