Studying Abroad For International Students

London’s universities may be among the institutions to lose millions of pounds every year unless the immigration policy changes, reports London Loves Business. International students currently contribute £5bn to the British economy every year, increasing to £8bn when students from EU countries are factored in as well. However, recent...

The issue of Taiwan’s elite high school graduates choosing to study abroad instead of at local universities needs to be talked about from a broad prospective, said Education Minister Chiang Wei-ning. Focus Taiwan reported that a growing number of outstanding elite high school graduates are turning a blind eye to their chances of being...

A UK report has revealed that the idea of studying overseas should be planted in pupils’ heads during school, reports The Australian. The report on student mobility within higher education suggests that foreign universities and other educational establishments could be added to the centralised system that deals with applications for UK...

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa has revealed that since 1994 the number of international students in the country’s 23 universities increased dramatically, from 12,600 to over 64,786 in 2010, with around 25 per cent of them studying postgraduate qualifications, reports All Africa. The University of...

Australia is once again in favour with Indian students heading overseas for further education, reports Daily News and Analysis. With the US dollar rising by almost 25 per cent on the rupee in the past few months and Britain tightening its visa regulations for Indian students, more and more Indians are opting to carry out their studies Down...

A new higher education systems world ranking has placed Australia eighth, reports The Australian. But lead analyst Ross Williams, a professor at the University of Melbourne, has warned that with no further government investment in research, the country may not perform as well in the future. The ranking of 48 nations, for the Universitas...

A new study has discovered that a quarter of school leavers intend t study abroad, reports Wales Online. Studying in another country is becoming a popular option for students and undergraduates, revealed Graduate Prospects. The survey quizzed 500 students and school leavers and found that 24 per cent intend to study overseas, 73 per cent...

International students looking to New Zealand for their studies are to benefit from a faster visa application process under a new initiative to help boost the education industry in the country, reports xinhuanet.com. Government agencies Education New Zealand and Immigration New Zealand have signed a deal which enables students from other...

Students who study overseas for part of their degree are to be offered large tuition fee discounts to encourage more undergraduates from the UK to study abroad, reports The Australian. Undergraduates who participate in an exchange programme with a foreign university will benefit from a reduced fee of as much as £1350, 15 per cent of the...

The government of China seems willing to permit blind activist Chen Guangcheng to go overseas and pursue a US university’s fellowship offer, revealed the US State Department. Fox News reported that agency spokeswoman Victoria Nuland announced that she expects the government of China to promptly accept Chen and his family’s travel...