Overseas student numbers soar

LONDON, UK–The number of “international” students in British universities has more than doubled in nine years, a report by Universities UK shows today. British universities had 351,470 international students – those from outside the EU – in 2006-07, more than twice the figure in 1997-98. International students are lucrative for British universities and contributed £1.7bn to full story

Fox visits WSU, emphasizes cooperation on immigration, jobs

DETROIT, MI–Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox visited Wayne State on Sept. 12, asking the United States to lend a hand to its neighbor. “Building bridges of understanding is much better than building walls,” he said, referring to immigration and border issues between the two countries. full story

New international TA’s push Wheaton to ‘get globalized’

WHEATON, IL–Wheaton is advertised as “drawing students from across the country and around the globe,” boasting students from “more than 69 countries.” Four young adults from around the globe traversed not only oceans but cultural divides to come and contribute to Wheaton’s self-proclaimed diverse community. The question at hand is whether full story

International student population breaks previous record

WHITEWATER, WI–As UW-Whitewater welcomes one of the largest freshman classes, it is also greeting its’ largest number of International students in its’ history. With 131 students from all around the globe, the 2008-09 school year is shaping up to be a diverse one for the university. full story

Freshman class ranks as Princeton’s most diverse

PRINCETON, NJ–Princeton has enrolled the most diverse freshman class in its history for the third consecutive year, selected from a record-high number of applicants following the University’s transition to a single admission process. The class of 2012 includes record representation of students from minority backgrounds and international students full story

ELL Students’ Class Time Isn’t Great, but It’s ‘Good Enough’

PHOENIX, AZ–When school started this year, districts across the state were supposed to put students with poor or non-existent English skills into language-development classes for four hours a day. Mostly, it’s not happening. In part, it’s because there were a number of exceptions written into the plan so schools with full story

Online resources for learning English to be opened to all students in public colleges

KUALA LAMPUR, MALAYSIA–The Online Resources for Learning in English (MyLinE), initiated by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) two years ago, will be open for use to all students in public institutions of higher learning (IPTAs), beginning today. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the programme highlighted the benefits full story

After a brief scare, 82 international students have secured fee waivers

BOWLING GREEN, OH–In August, the University’s international student population received shattering news. They were notified by Center for International Programs staff that the University will not be granting tuition fee waivers as of January 2009 due to budget constraints, consequently affecting their future at the University and the country. full story

Foreign students’ fees prop UK universities; Asians on top

LONDON, UK–British universities are increasingly being propped up by income from foreign students, particularly Asians who now constitute over 20 percent of the total students studying in its higher educational institutions. The eighth report of the Patterns of Higher Education Institutions in Britain said since 2000-01 university income had grown by full story    additional newspaper

Educational Experts Encourage ‘Effective Communication’ in the Classroom

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES–Educational experts across the Middle East are placing increasing importance on effective communication in the classrooms, says senior academic at the British University in Dubai, the region’s leading post-graduate university. Many educational associations have been reviewing the importance of encouraging proficiency in academic writing, especially with higher full story