The study travel industry is set to boost the Welsh economy by £13 million by 2027, as IALC supports the Welsh government’s goal to welcome over one million international visitors annually. The impressive figure was shared by the International Association of Language Centres, as sector representatives flocked to Cardiff for the association’s prestigious workshop. The flagship event in the international study travel industry took place from April 11-14, welcoming around 135 study travel agents from 33 countries and 130 representatives from IALC-accredited schools in 24 countries. For over ..read more

Despite some possible wishes by candidates in the country’s upcoming election, it’s unlikely that it will be easy to get more students to study in India, stakeholders have predicted. The Indian election, which began on April 19 and will continue in phases until June 4, will see incumbent PM Narendra Modi face off with what has been described by one media outlet as a “broad but flailing alliance of opposition parties”. Speaking to Indian agents and experts in the international education sector, it seems that either way, things may continue as business as usual. “Prime minister Modi, if re-elect ..read more

English language proficiency assessment provider Password English Language Testing has integrated a flexibility offer within its at-home test designed to assist test takers. The One Part Retake option for Password’s Skills Plus at-home test will allow candidates to retake one specific part of the assessment if they have missed their desired score in reading, writing, listening or speaking. “We are delighted to be providing this additional flexibility for both our institutional partners and test takers worldwide,” said Simi Kohli, head of Global Recognition &a ..read more

Shoko Doherty is the CEO of Celtic English Academy, an English language school in Wales accredited by the British Council, which has welcomed over 15,000 students from more than 50 countries in the past 20 years. She also serves as the vice chair of English UK and is recognised for her role in exporting education and contributing to international trade as a Welsh government export exemplar and as an export champion for the UK government Department of Business and Trade.   Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Mum. Sustainable capitalism. “猪突猛進” (chototsu moushin) is a Japane ..read more

Australia’s prime minister has defended a clampdown on “Mickey Mouse courses” that he says enabled non-genuine students to remain in the country under the previous government and stated that annual immigration figures will be halved to 250,000 in the 2024/25 financial year. Speaking on 3AW radio on April 19, Anthony Albanese said that by the end of the next financial year, his government is “determined” to cut immigration, after inheriting a system “that was a mess”. “What we’ve been doing is making sure that in areas such as vocational education, for example, some peo ..read more

A UK-based employability services and university placement provider has partnered with the University of Surrey to provide industry placements for pharmaceutical sciences students. Twin Group will see its employability and placement expertise embedded into the University of Surrey’s School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering curriculum, with a focus on career-readiness. “Surrey is renowned for the high quality of its graduates and has won awards for the employability of its students. This ‘Surrey Advantage’ will be further enhanced by our partnership with T ..read more

The city of Porto in northern Portugal has been named as the Erasmus Destination of the Year by a leading international student organisation. The Erasmus Destination of the Year award is given to a city’s Erasmus Student Network that is seen giving exceptional efforts in supporting student mobility at the “city level”. A testament to the “members of the Erasmus generation”, the award plays a role in striving for the organisation to provide more and better European mobility programs. “The Erasmus Destination of the Year is more than just another initiative or competition. It is proof that stude ..read more

Caitlin Clark; Zach Edey; Paige Bueckers; Dalton Knecht; Kamilla Cardoso; Nika Mühl. If you’re in the US, or just an avid basketball fan, these are names that might have appeared in the sports section you read in the morning – at least in the month of March and early April. They’re some of the best players from both the women’s and men’s National Collegiate Athletics Association March Madness tournament – and half of them are international students. Students from overseas have been gracing American television sets for multiple years in various sports. They appear in basketball, American footba ..read more

Disappointed but not surprised – that was the reaction of many to the UK government’s rejection of a youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU. On April 18, the European Commission proposed to the Council to open negotiations with the UK on an agreement to facilitate youth mobility with the aim of making easier for young EU and UK citizens to study, work and live in the UK and the EU respectively. “The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has hit young people in the EU and the UK who would like to study, work and live abroad particularly hard,” said Maroš Šefčovič, executive vice-pre ..read more

A burgeoning alliance of European universities is aiming to help nine regional universities across the continent to drive “open innovation” and improve their “global visibility”, members have said. The COLOURS Alliance – “COLlaborative innovative sUstainable Regional univerSities” – had its official launch meeting in late March at Paderborn University in Germany, one of the founding members and where the Alliance’s staff are also based. “Widely spread across Europe, all members of the COLOURS Alliance are universities with a self-proclaimed identity as regional drivers of innovation, expressed ..read more