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Canada | United States of America
Market briefing webinar presentation availableMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
Slides are now available online for part one of the webinar, ‘New Frontiers and Opportunities in North America’, presented by Austrade on 7 March 2012. The webinar gave an overview of the North Americ ...
Additional Knight Review changes to support Australia’s international education sectorMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is proposing a number of changes to the student visa program, for implementation on 24 and 26 March 2012. The changes, which include streamlined visa proc ...
China
Largest cohort of international students in Japan is ChineseMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
The Japan Student Services Organisation recently announced the results of their International Students in Japan 2011 survey. There were 163 697 international students in Japan as of 1 May 2011, includ ...
China
Low-cost education programs overseas increasingly popular in ChinaMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
Low-cost education overseas has become gradually popular in China. Parents and students from medium-income families have shown increasing interest in some European and Asian countries where education ...
Germany
Plans to attract more foreign students to GermanyMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Higher education
The new President of the German Academic Exchange Service has outlined plans to persuade more foreign students to study in Germany and encourage more Germans to study overseas as part of the ‘A Changi ...
Hong Kong
2012 a milestone year for education in Hong KongMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
2012 is the double cohort year in which students graduate from the first Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Examination (HKDSE) and the last Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE). Students from bot ...
Italy
Italian education minister makes internationalisation a priorityMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Higher education
Italy’s recently appointed Minister for Education has announced plans to internationalise Italian universities in an attempt to attract more foreign students from countries with greater economic and r ...
Spain
Spanish students protest against austerity measuresMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
Cuts to Spain’s education budget has sparked anger in public schools and universities across the country and incited street protests.
United States of America
AIEA conference presentations availableMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Higher education
The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) conference, held in Washington DC in February, attracted 800 international education leaders from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, A ...
United States of America
NCAC Commission holds public forum on use of agentsMIP subscribers only
21 Mar 2012Updates | Schools | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Commission on International Student Recruitment recently held a public forum on the use of agents. The NACAC Commission invited a numb ...

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