For this instalment in our occasional “Five for Friday” column, we have gathered below some of the more eye-catching and varied items that we’ve been...
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Bulletin: US announces travel ban for Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen
Late Friday afternoon, newly elected US President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively blocking entry to the United States for the next 90 days...
Using social media to reach students in the Middle East and North Africa
Roughly four in ten international students say that social media influenced their decision to study abroad. Around half read comments about institutions they were interested...
English skills a key for mobility and employment in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the world’s most youthful population… and the highest youth unemployment rates. A growing body of research...
A seminar at the recent NAFSA conference revealed that increasing female enrolment is one of the big stories in US higher education at the moment,...
The call for Arab states to pool their efforts and expertise in STEM fields is one Mohamed Mrayati, senior advisor on science and technology for...
Countries with higher levels of English-language skills also have stronger economies, and their citizens enjoy higher per capita income levels and a higher quality of...
Today we present our exclusive interview with Dr Derar Bal’awi, Regional Director for the MENA Region at International Group for Educational Consultancy (IGEC) based in...
Drawing upon a cosmopolitan, multilingual society with strong historical ties to the West, the Lebanese student market presents an inviting prospect to international educators from...
“Nature, governments, and people will always have a way of disrupting things.” This was the message shared at one of the dozens of educational seminars held...
Early World Education Services (WES) data for 2012 suggests that US higher education institutions – and by extension, institutions from other countries favoured by Arab...
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Get updatesNearly 400,000 US students abroad in 2018 https://t.co/YNZMmvBQFG https://t.co/DQQftUI9le - 2 days ago
From the field: The new student recruitment landscape in Saudi Arabia https://t.co/aBaRbaw7gX https://t.co/4vEUkJYjA9 - 4 days ago
Brexit will not affect EU students in 2020 https://t.co/Pcr1MqFF9Q https://t.co/echT1rDc1e - 5 days ago
Instagram’s profound effect on travel destination choice https://t.co/J7kXA2kr8t https://t.co/tc00Trjjfa - 6 days ago
Foreign enrolment in UK higher education up 6% for 2018/19 https://t.co/XYwq3igXCO https://t.co/mF5YuIVRpH - 1 week ago
Slower growth in new MOOC degrees but online learning is alive and well https://t.co/dBCDNYgizu https://t.co/BSm1u56klL - 2 weeks ago
Strong support services help to drive recommendations from international students https://t.co/vf2Rd9DlGQ https://t.co/4YdwZmVBaK - 2 weeks ago
Africa ascending: Four growth markets to watch https://t.co/nEArjcxoWR https://t.co/CEiYE8QzpF - 3 weeks ago
Canada, Philippines, Malta, and Ireland increasingly popular for Japanese students https://t.co/8zOQzGz7oS - 3 weeks ago
Year in review: What we learned in 2019 https://t.co/9bip188dWC https://t.co/buCeAMyj8d - 1 month ago
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