10% annual growth takes Wall Street English back to 2019 levels
Speaking with The PIE News in an in-depth interview, James McGowan, detailed that in the previous few years Wall Street has grown from operating in 26 territories to 35. Additionally,…
six levers for student recruitment resilience
Since 2018, international student volumes to the UK have significantly outperformed overall growth worldwide. International student numbers are now 85,000 higher than projected. However, supply and demand drivers indicate that…
English teachers at British Council Taiwan unionise to demand better pay
The union, which represents more than two-thirds of British Council Taiwan teachers, has rejected BCTW’s offer of a 2.5% non-consolidated (temporary) pay rise which would last nine months. “They have…
Why do some applicants have to be married to be eligible for student finance?
“You are telling me that if I had not divorced my abusive ex-husband I would be eligible for funding, but because I stood up for myself and my children and…
Amid uncertain policy shifts, Ireland woos South Asians
In recent years, Ireland has been attracting South Asian students with its biggest market in the region, India, sending over 7,000 students to Ireland in 2023 from a mere 700…
Ron Tuninga, AACSB, The Netherlands
This week, we spent five minutes with Ron Tuninga, VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at AACSB, the global nonprofit association connecting educators, students and…
Is there a global turn to tougher international student rules?
Three major HE providers – the UK, Canada and Australia – are actively rebalancing international student entry policies. Domestically there are clear reasons for increasingly hazardous policy hurdles. From national…
Examining the reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowance
Following a drawn-out procurement and transition process, the Student Loans Company implemented the new Disabled Students’ Allowance process on 26 February 2024. These changes affect students applying for Disabled Students’…
Tech solutions to maximise study permits issued
BorderPass and ApplyBoard have developed new screening platforms to help institutions better understand an applicant’s chances of approval for a study permit before issuing them a Letter of Acceptance including…
Australian and Chinese organisations seek more tie up
At a meeting at Monash University’s city campus in Melbourne, leaders from each organisation pledged to “increase the communication between educational institutes and schools” to boost academic exchange and student mobility.…