Half of young Arabs from North Africa and the Levant plan to emigrate
Facing economic downturn and high youth unemployment rates, Arab youth are keen to leave the region but there are barriers to higher education.
Facing economic downturn and high youth unemployment rates, Arab youth are keen to leave the region but there are barriers to higher education.
A new report has indicated the solid return of international students to France, with the 17% drop in study visas granted in 2020 counteracted by a 25% increase in 2021, giving a 3% increase over pre-pandemic figures in 2019.
The full impact of the pandemic was revealed at English UK's conference, where analysts said that there had been a 71% decrease in the number of student weeks in 2021.
A new scholarship for Saudi Arabian students is excluding funding for English language studies, “disappointing” some language schools.
An increasing number of countries are temporarily closing schools and colleges, while bans on study abroad activity are also being enacted in some countries because of Covid-19 fears.
With K-Pop stars wowing fans in the Middle East, Korean language courses are gaining ground and attracting greater numbers of students than ever.
A "significant minority" of students enrolled in international schools in the Middle East and South East Asia display attitudinal problems to learning, a new report by GL Education found.
Almost a third of the world's international school students study in the Middle East, research has shown. The region is home to 1,213 of the world's 7,016 English-medium international schools, teaching over 1 million students.