The British Council is the latest partner to join Futurelearn, the UK-based Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) initiative founded by the Open University. Dr Jo Beall, The British Council's Director of Education and Society, said involvement will include accreditation and assessment, English language training, and content creation.

The EAIE conference last week took “change” as a starting point, as many European universities try to adjust to a new operating landscape in which funding is being pulled at home, yet demand for overseas has never been higher. 4,300 delegates enjoyed four sunny days in Dublin combining concurrent sessions, exhibition halls, dialogues and networking events as well as outstanding plenary speakers.