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Survey reveals students feel unwelcome in wake of UK visa changes

Survey reveals students feel unwelcome in wake of UK visa changes

A survey of 5,000 international post-secondary students has found that changes to the UK visa system are leading more students to feel they are no longer welcome to...

Bologna Process brings about changes in German student mobility

Bologna Process brings about changes in German student mobility

From the early 1990s to 2010, the proportion of [German] students going abroad for part of their studies grew from a fifth to around a third, with the...

Is the US taking steps to expedite visa processing?

Is the US taking steps to expedite visa processing?

International students have long complained about the visa application process for the US but the US State Department is out with a statement this month that asserts the...

Canada looks to solidify gains in the international student market

Canada looks to solidify gains in the international student market

Canada is looking to capitalize on its growing appeal as a destination for international students, as officials discuss ways to help academic visitors study, work, and possibly become...

Many Chinese students could pay U.S. college costs but lack the language skills, survey finds

Many Chinese students could pay U.S. college costs but lack the language skills, survey finds

Chinese students seeking to study in the United States have the money to do so but may lack the English-language skills, a survey of 18,000 prospective students found....

Australia down last year but education remains a major export sector

PIER Online has flagged a couple of interesting bits of analysis based on new statistics from the Australian government. First, Australia Education International has crunched the numbers on...

Global survey finds that nearly 90% of agents expect to place more students this year

The results are in from the 2011 i-graduate ICEF Agent Barometer Survey, and as usual, they offer indispensable insights for stakeholders in international education. Fully 737 agents representing...

Record-high enrolment in US this year

The Institute for International Education’s new Open Doors report reveals that the number of international students at US colleges and universities has topped 720,000 this year. This represents...

France: Foreign student rules a threat to image

Nine out of 10 past, present and future students from abroad would recommend France as a study destination, according to new research carried out before the introduction of...

Netherlands: Calls for quotas for foreign students

A 54% increase in foreign students in Dutch higher education over the past four years has prompted calls from political parties on the right and left for the...

New US international graduate enrolment surges 8%

A new Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) survey on international graduate admissions trends has found fall 2011 international first-time graduate student enrolment grew 8%, driven largely by the...

East Asian students are most likely to hire agents, study finds

In the continuing debate over the hiring of international recruiting agents by college applicants and colleges themselves, the British Council has produced a report that offers a glimpse...

UK visa issues may affect level of non-EU students

The number of non-European Union students studying in Britain has doubled in a decade, but recent visa requirements could have a negative impact on foreign student numbers, according...

Student visa curbs are damaging our reputation, Universities UK warns

UK Home Office reveals 11,000 fall in the number of overseas students since tougher measures have been introduced. The Universities UK action group has issued a warning about...

Are US universities getting more cautious about offshore campuses?

The past decade has seen considerable interest among American colleges in opening satellite campuses offshore. But the realities on the ground, along with some high-profile failures, resistant faculty,...

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