Industry News
Study Finds Foreign Enrollments Slowing
Monday, 09 August 2010 00:00
The enrollment of foreign students in undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States has suffered as a result of the worldwide economic crisis -- but perhaps not as much as many have feared, a report from the National Science Foundation suggests.[Inside Higher Ed]
180,000 university applicants to be turned away, despite empty places
Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:00
Universities will start the new academic year with thousands of unfilled places, despite turning record numbers of youngsters away because fear of swingeing fines for over-recruitment will prompt universities to cut back on offers to students. [The Independent]
Privatized Pathways for Foreign Students
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 00:00
U.S. colleges have increasingly turned to for-profit companies for help in recruiting international students. Now, with the growing popularity of “pathway” programs – some institutions are also outsourcing the responsibility for teaching and supporting international students their first year on campus. [Inside Higher Ed]
Student visa cuts to cost jobs, say universities
Monday, 26 July 2010 00:00
UNIVERSITIES have called on Tony Abbott to scrap his plan to cut international student visa numbers. They have warned that such a move could cripple the nation's fourth largest export market and lead to massive job losses.[The Australian]
South Australia claims space in international education
Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00
International enrolments grew faster in South Australia than any other state or territory over most of the last decade, increasing the state's share of overseas students by over 30 per cent and making education the state's fourth largest export earner, according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. (sub req'd) [Campus Review]
New Report Finds College-Bound Students Value Information on Academics and Cost Above All Other Web Site Content
Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00
1 in 4 Students Say They Have Dropped a College From Consideration Because of a Bad Web Experience
When it comes to the content on college Web sites, more than 50 percent of college-bound high school students value academic-related information more than all other types of information. [Noel-Levitz]
Searching for Cash Overseas
Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00
What do you do, asked a fund raiser in the audience, when a prospective donor from Asia asks how much he has to give to get an honorary degree? From a scan of the room here at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, it appeared that some were horrified that the question was asked and others were unfazed. [Inside Higher Ed]
Sceptics start to see the other side of Second Life
Thursday, 15 July 2010 00:00
Access to virtual worlds has become easier, and online locations are now being used to connect students across the world. [Times Higher Education]
Oveseas Students Shun Australia For The US
Thursday, 15 July 2010 00:00
The US is now in a bid to woo the international students that Australia is turning away. [Embrace Australia]
The Growth of Private and For-Profit Higher Education in Britain: Competition or Collaboration?
Thursday, 15 July 2010 00:00
Today [Universities in Britain] are facing two imminent threats to their near-monopoly of higher education. [The Chronicle]
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