Jul 25, 2013 | Higher Education, Student Accommodation
Investors in student accommodation are turning their attention towards mainland Europe because the Continent is ripe for a boom in overseas student numbers. A report by Savills, the estate agents, predicts that low tuition fees and living costs will draw increasing...
Jul 24, 2013 | Higher Education, Language Travel, Reports
International educators have welcomed a sharp fall in the value of the Australian dollar, which is likely to remain low for the rest of the year, significantly cutting the cost of studying in the country. Following a Reserve Bank decision to cut interest rates in May,...
Jul 23, 2013 | Events, Exchange Visitor Program, Higher Education, Language Travel
WYSE Travel Confederation is pleased to announce the attendance of Robin Lerner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at this year’s edition of WYSTC. Confirming...
Jul 19, 2013 | Higher Education, Reports
NAFSA: Association of International Educators released new economic data today showing that the 764,495 international students studying across the United States supported nearly 300,000 jobs and contributed $21.8 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2011-2012 academic...
Jul 15, 2013 | Higher Education
The US has some 18 million college students—tech-savvy trendsetters who spend more time together than any other social or professional group. To put that further into perspective, Generation Y (those born between 1977 and 1994) is now estimated to be the largest...
Jul 9, 2013 | Higher Education, Language Travel
Figures released today reveal that more than 3 million students have benefitted from EU Erasmus grants since the exchange scheme’s launch in 1987. The statistics, covering the 2011-2012 academic year, also show that the programme enabled more than 250 000...