Quality Assurance

UK confirms Graduate Route will remain in place; plans “crackdown” on student visas and “rogue agents” Ahead of a snap general election called for 4 July 2024, and after months of speculation, a joint...

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UK: Review finds no abuse of Graduate Route; recommends that current work rights remain in place for international students Following months of speculation, the UK’s Migratory Advisory Committee (MAC) has concluded its “rapid review” of the Graduate...

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Who decides about quality? Education agents and the question of increased regulation There has been a surge in international student mobility since the pandemic, and that rapid growth has tested...

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Criticism mounts as Australian Senate committee hears it is “wrong to go ahead” with ESOS amendments bill as is The Australian government remains committed to passing into law a cap – intended to take effect as early...

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Irish government launches quality assurance scheme for ELT and higher education sectors The Irish government has announced that it is moving forward at long last with new regulations for the...

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Ireland to open applications for new quality assurance mark in September 2024 Prospective international students considering Ireland as a study abroad destination now have added incentive: they will know that...

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ALTO’s best practice guidelines offer educators and agents a framework for effective partnerships The use of education agents as a major element of schools’ and universities’ international student recruitment has increased...

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Vietnam removes agency certification requirements The following is a guest post from Dr Mark A. Ashwill, founder and managing director of Capstone Vietnam,...

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Governments crack down on fraud, industry continues to strengthen standards In a further indication of increased government scrutiny of foreign education providers, a number of new scandals relating...

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NACAC amends guidance regarding education agents In 2013, the National Association for College Admission Counselling (NACAC) voted to lift a ban on the use...

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Quality assurance in French language schools Quality standards in education is an ongoing theme throughout many ICEF Monitor articles, so today we turn to...

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Ireland implements student immigration and quality assurance reforms Over the course of 2015, the Irish government began to introduce a number of reforms in its student...

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