10 Oct 2016 Here are the highlights: NACAC has revised its guidance for US educators to strengthen the transparency provisions around the use of education agents Under the revisions adopted at the recent 2016 NACAC Assembly, US institutions will now be advised to direct their education agents to disclose to student-clients when, and ...
21 Mar 2016 Here are the highlights: New regulations were introduced in the US earlier this month to govern post-study work rights for foreign students studying in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields STEM is a major area of study for international students in the US, accounting for roughly 40% of all ...
24 Feb 2016 Here are the highlights: Online search and more specialised school selection sites have been shown to play a key role in the discovery phase of students’ research into study abroad options This, along with increased marketing spend in online channels, indicates that online should be a greater priority for senior ...
5 Feb 2016 International students in the US hoping to gain practical experience in their chosen fields of study are getting an extra and unwanted learning experience about the US legal system and political wrangling over immigration. Regardless of the eventual outcome, the issue is of great concern given the increasing importance ...
26 Jan 2016 Pathway programmes, also commonly referred to as foundation programmes, are more and more on the radar of international educators in recent years. There is a fair bit of variability in the pathway segment but such programmes often share a couple of basic characteristics: They are targeted to students preparing ...
12 Jan 2016 The latest report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) finds that growth in international enrolment in US graduate studies has slowed. Applications and first-time enrolment by international graduate students in the US increased by 3% and 5% respectively between fall 2014 and fall 2015. This compares to ...
Dec 10, 2015 by Beckie Smith The US and the UK will see their market shares of globally mobile students decline over the next decade as provision of education in traditional origin countries increases alongside their own ambitions to attract foreign students, according to a study by the British Council. Although the ...
17 Nov 2015 The number of international students enrolled in US higher education grew by 10% in 2014/15 – marking the ninth consecutive year of enrolment growth for the US and the biggest year-over-year jump in 35 years. All told, the number of foreign students in US higher education institutions reached ...
Sep 25, 2015 by Natalie Marsh First-time enrolments at US graduate schools from international students increased by 11.2% between autumn 2013 and autumn 2014, according to a recent report from the Council of Graduate Schools. The report, which looks at graduate enrolment and degrees from 2004 to 2014, also found that international ...
29 Jul 2015 In the last several months, community colleges have been in the spotlight in discussions of US higher education. In January 2015, US President Barack Obama announced his plan to make community college free for US citizens. And as of July, Tennessee and Oregon have become the first states ...