December 2009

8 Agencies Are Certified to Recruit Students From Abroad

Eight independent agencies that recruit college students from abroad have passed a rigorous certification process, the American International Recruitment Council, a new standards-setting body, announced this weekend. That is the latest indication of the growing legitimacy of the use of such recruiters by American colleges. (sub req'd)

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EduGlobal is proud to be among the agencies certified... and the first Chinese recruiter to receive certification! Read more about EduGlobal's participation in the AIRC Pilot Process.

China alerts students of dodgy Australian Colleges

China is directing its booming student trade away from "unstable and risky" private colleges in Australia, warning that those who intend to study here should enrol only in accredited universities and TAFE colleges. 

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November 2009

China Is Sending More Students to U.S.

American universities are enrolling a new wave of Chinese undergraduates, according to the annual Open Doors report.

While India was, for the eighth consecutive year, the leading country of origin for international students — sending 103,260 students, a 9 percent increase over the previous year — China is rapidly catching up, sending 98,510 last year, a 21 percent increase.

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July 2009 Community Colleges Are a Key U.S. Export

Community colleges could become a tool to help economic recovery in the United States and a model for developing countries debating how to improve their education systems, said Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and a longtime teacher.

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June 2009

China's College Entry Test Is an Obsession

For the past year, Liu Qichao has focused on one thing, and only one thing: the gao kao, or the high test. Fourteen to 16 hours a day, he studied for the college entrance examination, which this year will determine the fate of more than 10 million Chinese students. He took one day off every three weeks.

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Chinese Wonder at Sharp, Unexpected Drop in Students Taking College-Entry Exam

China’s all-important university-entrance examinations could be a little less important this year. When the three-day test begins, on Sunday, the number of students taking it across the country will be substantially lower than last year, with hundreds of thousands of fewer applicants.

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March 2009

The battle to attract international students

Mica Yao, EduGlobal’s New Zealand Client Relations Manager was interviewed recently at the CIEET Beijing Expo regarding international student demand in the face of the current global financial crisis.

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