Coventry University tops HESA int’l ranking
Coventry University has topped HESA's international mobility ranking, after providing a total of 3,482 international students experiences in 2016/17.
Coventry University has topped HESA's international mobility ranking, after providing a total of 3,482 international students experiences in 2016/17.
A more diverse range of undergraduates are choosing to take on a period of mobility, the latest UUKi Gone International report has revealed.
More than 489,000 international students were studying in China between in 2017, a 10% rise compared to 2016. According to Ministry of Education data, there has been a 299% increase since 2004. The appeal is manifold: cheap costs in one of the world's economic powerhouses, scholarship opportunities and English medium programs, for example. Chris Parr finds out more.
Students from a country or a university perceived as less academically prestigious may have fewer opportunities to study abroad, a team of sociologists have found.
International student mobility will likely slow down by as much as 4% over the next ten years, a new British Council research paper has found,due to shrinking tertiary-aged population and local investment in higher education.
The European Commission wants to double Erasmus+ participants by 2025 and ensure schoolchildren within the EU learn two languages plus their mother tongue.
Currently just 6.6% of UK-domiciled undergraduate students complete an overseas placement. But as part of a national strategy, UUKi is looking to double this figure to 13% by 2020.
Colleges and Institutes Canada has launched a new outbound mobility program, funding scholarships for Canadian students to study in Brazil.