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While access to higher education has improved in Mexico over the past four years, there is still room for improvement when compared to the standards of other Latin American countries or the OECD. Oppo ...

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Latin America, Australia’s second largest international education region after Asia, continues to be a major source of international students globally.

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The German Government has extended its Excellence Initiative for German universities. It has chosen 57 clusters of excellence that will share €2.7 billion in additional research funding over the next ...

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Last month, India’s regulator for higher education granted more autonomy to 60 higher education institutions that have maintained relatively high academic standards. This is part of a government strat ...

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The Italian Ministry of Education has introduced a series of new undergraduate degrees specifically designed to address vocational study needs at the tertiary level and bridge the skills gap.

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At a conference hosted by one of Canada’s international education representative bodies, themed “Pathways in International Education”, local and international speakers shared insights about student mo ...

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Current US tax debates are far from finished, and current proposals would raise tax burdens on graduate students with potentially far-reaching effects on US higher education.

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Open Doors 2017 data indicated that the US international education sector has been hit by declining enrolments in 2016–17, however still remains as the top global host of international students.

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A survey of more than 270,000 students indicates almost one in two young Italian graduates are willing to pursue opportunities abroad. While post-secondary vocational colleges, introduced in 2011, are ...

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A university in Singapore has launched three new undergraduate programs, delivered on a part-time basis, to address existing skills gaps within Singapore’s ICT sector. These programs will specialise i ...

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Russia’s foreign enrolments have tripled over the last decade, demonstrating the country’s growing potential to compete globally. Through government efforts to boost the higher education sector throug ...

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One of France’s most prestigious business schools has officially launched its first, entirely online, Master’s degree, which is full-fee paying and taught in English.

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The US is seeing a growing trend in public school systems funding short-term study abroad opportunities for students in years 8–12. Some private schools in the US have been known to provide study abro ...

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The Ministry of Education has increased the academic requirements for UK high school qualifications to reach equivalency for a Thai high school diploma, effective from 2017. This will make studying in ...

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France is ramping up its recruitment efforts with the launch of a new app designed to attract students and young professionals through language immersion stays that combine tourism, sport, culture and ...

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Competition for Chinese students continues to be a major challenge for Australian education providers. Market leaders, the US, UK and Canada, have conducted increasingly aggressive promotional activit ...

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The latest statistics from the Malaysian Ministry of Education showed a decline in the number of Malaysian students going to Australia for higher education studies in 2013. The UK and Ireland have ove ...

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In the run up to the general election in May, Labour and Liberal Democrats have indicated that they plan to bring in a new post study work visa for international students.

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Quebec’s decision to triple undergraduate tuition fees for enrolments from September 2015 could prompt French students to consider alternative study destinations.

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There was great interest in the second edition of the Study in the UK fair in Milan, with large numbers of young Italians seeking study opportunities across the Channel. While UK higher education enro ...

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