Bright Scholar UK is bringing 16 centres in four countries together as CATS Global Schools as it seeks to create a new vision, mission and set of values.

The CATS Colleges Group has announced the closure of four of its Stafford House English language centres: Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and San Diego.

One of Turkey’s largest education agencies, Atlas, held its annual employee professional development seminar in Istanbul where employees learned new sales tactics and gained market insight from key partner providers and The PIE News.

UK-based Cambridge Education Group has acquired three English language schools in the US that will be brought under its English language brand, Stafford House School of English, starting next year.

Transport for London has agreed to supply English UK and its affiliates with discounted group travel tickets after the MD of Stafford House Study Holidays claimed victory in a complaint about rising public transportation fees.

Student visa issuance has fallen by a hefty 21% in the UK, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. In the year to June 2012, 282,833 visas were granted – 75,000 fewer than in the previous 12 months – an indication that government policies to lower the number of overseas students in the UK are gaining traction.