What International Women’s Day means to me
As a daughter and granddaughter I had opportunities unimaginable to the women who came before me. They were women who for most of history had little economic power of their…
The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots
Foundation years are a contentious issue in current higher education debates. The sector is still reeling from the Sunday Times article which accused some Russell Group institutions of using international…
Nova Scotia allocated 12,900 study permit applications
CBC News has reported that the province’s minister for advanced education gave the details during an event in Halifax on March 4. Brian Wong did not detail how the applications would…
Reflections on UK universities and the crisis in the Middle East
Twenty-four years ago, when I was teaching a South African history course at St Andrews, the then Principal invited former President FW de Klerk to speak on campus. De Klerk had been an uncompromising education minister…
Minister rejects language student exemption for Canada visa cap
Miller rejected the organisation’s proposal of language students being exempt from the cap, even though stakeholders have highlighted that they live with Canadian families and do not come to Canada…
Slow visa approval rates strain at Australian universities
During a recruitment webinar hosted by the International Education Association of Australia on 29 February, attendees heard that visa approval rates – at their lowest levels since 2011 – could cost the sector up…
The Social Source acquired by online marketplace
The Social Source – which offers subscribers insights on real-time knowledge about emerging trends – will be transferred to the AI-powered international education online ecosystem. “After creating this revolutionary new sentiment platform,…
York partners with NCUK on International Foundation Years
The university joined 11 other Russell Group institutions in the UK to partner with the pathway provider. NCUK’s total network extends to over 50 university partners across the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand…
Low-value contracts, and what they tell us about high-value data
What is working in higher education worth? David Kernohan’s recent analysis seems to suggest that in some cases, not very much at all. HESA data reveals that small numbers of…
The questions that will and should be asked about franchising
Take a look at some of the recent investigations the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has conducted: HS2, flooding preparedness, the procurement of PPE during the pandemic. Big, contested…