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The Scotsman - Edinburgh University opens Brazil office
THERE aren’t many similarities between Scotland’s Capital and Brazil’s largest city. But Edinburgh University is looking to bring a little samba spirit to the Capital after adding to its “longstanding links” with Latin America by opening a liaison office in São Paulo, Brazil.
The PIE News - Uni of Reading starts work on Malaysia campus
The University of Reading, UK, has begun construction on its first overseas campus in Malaysia. The campus will be based at EduCity Iskandar, a 600-acre education and R&D hub designed to encourage partnerships between education and industry.
HEA - Strategic affinity: engaging international alumni to support internationalisation
A report on the latest trends in internationalisation and international alumni relations.
The PIE News - TNE “hotspots” identified by British Council
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are the countries offering the most favourable environments to develop transnational education, a new British Council study reveals. However, hubs from Botswana to Korea may have the potential to become “TNE hotspots” in the future.
The Independent - Dutch universities: a lesson in value for money?
Dutch education is a bargain and a great way to boost your international job credentials.
The Independent - Studying in the US: "It's a carpe diem moment"
US universities are embracing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to attract British students
Times Higher Education - Cameron rules out overseas student change
The Prime Minister has rejected calls to withdraw overseas university students from the government’s target to reduce net migration, saying the move “would not make any difference to our student migration policy”.
Chiina Daily - A global university in the heart of England
The University of Bedfordshire is a global university with 5,000 international students from different countries who live, study and work together.
The PIE News - Lack of information hampering UK and US study abroad
Despite a growing interest in studying abroad, UK and US students are not getting enough information on the opportunities available to them, a new report from the British Council has claimed.
The PIE News - TVET UK signs MOU with Bahraini agency
Peak body for UK vocational educational and training, TVET UK, is fostering new business in the Middle East and has signed an agreement that will see its members help Bahrain up-skill its workforce, following an important MOU reached in the country last week.
University World News - What motivates Brits and Americans to study abroad?
Students from the UK and US have different reasons for overseas study. British students say a major motivation is to work abroad and prepare for a career with international companies, while most US students viewed a period abroad as an opportunity to travel and explore other cultures, with less emphasis on the academic experience or job prospects afterwards.
The PIE News - British Council joins Futurelearn's growing consortia
The British Council is the latest partner to join Futurelearn, the UK-based Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) initiative founded by the Open University.
Gulf Times - Britain minister seeks closer education ties
Britain’s Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts MP starts his Qatar visit from today as part of his regional tour to Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia. He will be in the country today and tomorrow. During his stay in Qatar, Willetts will be meeting senior officials and will discuss the UK’s commitment to partnerships and collaborations in education, research and skills.
BBC News - Overseas students 'worth £120m to Sheffield'
Overseas students in Sheffield are worth £120m per year to the local economy, claims a study commissioned by the University of Sheffield.
University World News - UK, France vie for research collaboration with India
Britain and France announced a host of higher education and research joint ventures with India during high-level visits to the country last month led by British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President François Hollande. Both leaders were accompanied by their higher education and research ministers.
Times Higher Education - British Council spies overseas 'hotspot' activity
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are the best places for British universities to set up overseas campuses or establish partnerships with local higher education providers, a study has found.
The Guardian - International strategy winner: University of Nottingham
As the first university to open a fully operational branch campus in Malaysia in 2000, internationalisation has been in the University of Nottingham DNA for well over a decade. It has since opened a further campus in China, and says that global reach is "hardwired" into its strategic plan.
Financial Times - Migration limits continue to hurt UK business schools
UK business schools have been joined by Members of Parliament in supporting changes to current migration laws that restrict the schools’ ability to compete in the international market for top students.
The PIE News - UK: overseas students drive fall in net migration
Net migration fell in the UK by a third in the 12 months to June 2012, driven by a sharp drop in the number of overseas students coming to the country, new figures reveal. There has also been a worrying fall in visa issuance to students from South Asian countries.
Times Higher Education - Student visas fall by a fifth
The number of visas issued to overseas students has fallen by a fifth although applications for university student visas have increased by 3 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
Times Higher Education - British Council spies overseas 'hotspot' activity
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are the best places for British universities to set up overseas campuses or establish partnerships with local higher education providers, a study has found.
Borneo Post - China: The next hottest education destination
Staffordshire University (SU) has set up its China Centre at GIST International College, Suzhou. It is a dedicated centre for students to have a direct link with SU which will provide a unique mixture of global cultures, an international curriculum and successful long-standing international collaborations.
Times Higher Education - Government refuses to budge on net migrant count
The government has rejected universities' calls for overseas students to be withdrawn from the net migrant count, a move that may kill off hopes of securing the change in the current Parliament.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Canceled Conference Revives Concerns About Academic Freedom in the Persian Gulf
The London School of Economics and Political Science abruptly canceled an academic conference on the Arab Spring it planned to hold over the weekend at the American University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, citing "restrictions imposed on the intellectual content of the event that threatened academic freedom."
The Independent - 'The IB develops the students top universities want'
The recent performance tables on university entry subjects ignored the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and Pre-U, two existing alternatives to A levels. It's not unusual in this country for the focus to be narrowly on the nation's qualifications.
Varsity Online - Surge in number of students doing UK degrees overseas
This year, over 500,000 people entered into British higher education whilst living abroad. For the first time, this figure exceeded that of students coming to the UK to study, which was 400,000, a 6.2 per cent decline on the previous year.
AllAfrica.com - Nigeria: British Council, Certified Agents to Combat Fake UK Varsity Admissions
The British Council in Nigeria and National Association of UK Certified Education Agents (NAUKCEA) have struck an accord on how to combat the menace of fake admissions into UK varsities often perpetrated by unlicensed agents
Virtual Lancaster News - Lancaster University's Chinese links win it a top trade award
Lancaster University's Chinese links win it a top trade award.
University World News - The global language of influence
When asked in 1898 what was the most decisive event in modern history, German statesman Otto von Bismarck is reputed to have said: The fact that North Americans speak English.
The PIE News - New UK-validated performing arts degrees in Spain
Capitalising on the new international horizons of British students, a performing arts school in Barcelona, Spain is offering courses from July 2013 that are taught in English and UK-validated by Norwich University of the Arts.