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5th Jun 2015

Five for Friday

This latest instalment in our occasional “Five for Friday” column gathers some of the more eye-catching and varied items that we’ve been reading lately. We present them here for your end-of-week reading pleasure.

Reimagining the freshman year

Arizona State University and MOOC provider edX are joining forces to offer the first year of a university degree online.

Disconnect in Canadian visa processing

An internal report finds that Canadian immigration officials are having a hard time keeping up with increasing demand for international student visas.

The Google rules of email

The former CEO of Google offers nine field-tested tips to tame your email once and for all.

Getting past calls-to-action online

You might know the path your website visitor should take on your website, but how easy is it for him or her to find information, make a request, or contact you? This post offers some quick reminders and tips on how to guide website visitors throughout each step in the conversion process online.

Dutch university protests

Could student protests in an Amsterdam university touch off wider action in other countries? So far, they’ve led a university board chair to resign.

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Breaking: US Department of Homeland Security publishes rule to end Duration of Status for international students As expected by US international education experts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made only minor revisions...

Joint sector alert sends a clear compliance message to Australian higher education and VET providers There are two national quality-assurance regulators for tertiary education in Australia. TEQSA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency)...

Academic support and learning resources in TNE: Delivering student success across borders In my previous article in this series, I argued that if transnational education (TNE) is to fulfil its...

England: Government “remains of the view” that the International Student Levy should go ahead; implementation planned for August 2028 The UK first indicated it would explore “a levy on higher education provider income from international students” in...

Decline in Indian demand a major factor in softer outlook for foreign enrolment in US higher education in 2026/27 The Institute of International Education (IIE) does a twice-yearly snapshot survey of US institutions that required reading in...

Australia: As visa applications from foreign students fall, the government has set the national target for new international students in 2027 The Australian government has announced overall settings for “managing the growth” of the country’s international education sector for...

Independent K-12 schools in the UK hosting fewer international students this year Independent (private) K-12 schools belonging to the Independent Schools Council (ISC) are hosting 57,200 non-British students in the...

US regulatory agenda for 2026 aims to end “duration of status” and introduce Optional Practical Training and H-1B reforms On 6 July 2026, departments across the US federal government published a unified regulatory agenda for the year...

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