“Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken in the US to attract third level students to come here to study …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 7 May]
“The long-standing suspicion that universities accept international students with weak qualifications to boost their income appears to be unfounded, according to research by Times Higher Education …” (more)
[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 2 May]
“Europe’s top research universities are pushing for more structured forms of student mobility, to build on the achievements of the Erasmus exchange programme, which they say is reaching its limits …” (more)
[Alan Osborn, University World News, 2 May]
“A recent Chronicle blog suggested that, in common with some other higher education activities, internationalization was a bubble and about to burst. It isn’t. International student recruitment patterns continue to evolve …” (more)
[Registrarism, 1 May]
“The UK is under fire for pulling up the drawbridge for bright foreign students by limiting visas and complicating the application process. This column argues that welcoming large numbers of foreign PhD students bodes well for countries and universities interested in scientific and engineering innovation …” (more)
[Eric Stuen, Keith Maskus and Ahmed Mushfiq, vox, 28 April]
“It’s decision time for Chinese students planning to study in the United States this fall, and Stacy Palestrant, an independent college counselor in Beijing, has been meeting these past few weeks with families weighing admissions offers …” (more)
[Karin Fischer, Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 April]
“The Government of Ireland has launched a new international scholarship scheme aimed at attracting students from emerging and priority markets, including China, India, Brazil and the US, as part of a strategy aimed at boosting Ireland as a study destination …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 22 April]
“Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has launched a new scholarship scheme aimed at attracting top international students to Ireland …” (more)
[Independent, 22 April]
“… Colleges and universities in the United States have become increasingly reliant on international students. According to latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, international students account for around 10% of all graduate enrollments (compared with about 3% in undergraduate programs). But a recent report from the Council of Graduate Schools suggests that the pipeline may be starting to dry up …” (more)
[Jason Lane and Kevin Kinser, Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 April]
“A university in the eastern Germany state of Saxony has become the first to raise tuition fees drastically for non-EU foreign students. The fee hike from €220 to €3,600 each year could set a nationwide precedent …” (more)
[The Local, 12 April]
“Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to Irish students studying in third level institutions in other EU member states; if financial assistance is available towards to payment of fees in these EU institutions; if a student is in receipt of back to education allowance and therefore not entitled to the maintenance grant, are supports available to study abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 5 March]
“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 …” (more)
[Yojana Sharma, University World News, 6 March]
“Overseas students in Sheffield are worth £120m per year to the local economy, claims a study commissioned by the University of Sheffield. The report is an attempt to quantify how much overseas students spend and also how much they consume in services …” (more)
[Sean Coughlan, BBC News, 4 March]
“The services sector is easily the most important in the national economy. The ONS gives it a weight of 770 out of 1000 when calculating GDP, implying that the sector contains roughly 77% of the entire economy. But the thing about services is that they can’t really be exported the same way traditional goods are …” (more)
[Alex Hern, New Statesman, 1 March]
“The knowledge economies of OECD countries require highly skilled people, whom they will lack due to ageing populations and falling interest among young people in sciences and engineering. Immigrants with the requisite skills are needed to fill the gaps …” (more)
[Hans de Wit and Nannette Ripmeester, University World News, 16 February]
“David Cameron has been urged to put an end to overseas students being included in migration targets in order to reconcile tensions and encourage internationals to study in the UK …” (more)
[Lucy Sherriff, Huffington Post, 31 January]
“Outside Leinster House, Dublin, this morning. Aine Ni Chonaill, founder of the Immigration Control Platform (ICP), protests the issuing of student visas to foreign students …” (more, photo)
[Broadsheet.ie, 16 January]
“… The Irish are worried however, according to the article, because they can hardly cope with the competition of other English-speaking countries. From their most important recruitment country, China, there were 10% less students in Ireland this year and in India they just can’t get their marketing campaigns off the ground …” (more)
[Wittenborg University, 9 January]
“A new study has found that female undergraduates experience a significantly increased risk of rape and other forms of sexual assault while studying abroad in non English-speaking countries …” (more)
[Elizabeth Redden, The Australian, 7 January]
“Education in Ireland, an umbrella brand for the promotion of Irish higher education, is working overseas to recruit more foreign students to Ireland. The revenues generated by such students can help to plug funding shortfalls in the sector …” (more)
[John Daly, Irish Examiner, 28 December]
