The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2023

Urgent reform is needed if UK higher education is to remain sustainable in the global sector and maintain political support, a former UK Universities minister has warned. “They should require maintenance funds be put into an escrow account borrowing from Canada’s guaranteed investment certificate model.”

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

HEPI’s previous work on the role of China the UK’s higher education sector includes UK Universities and China , HEPI Report 132, and Understanding China – The study of China and Mandarin in UK schools and universities , HEPI Report 148, edited and written respectively by Michael Natzler.

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The PIE News

MARCH 5, 2024

The significant impact Malaysian UK alumni have made on their professions, societies, as well as home and host countries, was celebrated by the British Council during the Study UK Alumni Awards Malaysia 2024. We can change people’s lives for a better and build a brighter future for everyone,” said Goh.

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The PIE News

JUNE 21, 2023

The cost of living and price of tuition fees are tainting the value and experience of studying in the UK for international students, research has suggested. “Given there is an expectation of a general election in the next year or so, we urge policymakers to engage with what students are saying via this year’s results.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

‘Director of future students’ – it’s one of the newer job titles in higher education to pop up, noticeably so across the UK and Australia. Universities require someone to take control of understanding the needs, priorities and expectations of students, no matter where they come from, says Lawrence.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

“Exchange of information between scientists from all over the world was a cornerstone in our response to the pandemic,” said acting secretary-general, Ole Petter Ottersen. The UK’s Guild members King’s College London , The University of Glasgow and The University of Warwick are all part of the Russell Group.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Global industry leaders have shared with The PIE their 2023 goals and predictions for key international education trends, and have also reflected upon the achievements and challenges of 2022. Oxford International CEO, Lil Bremermann-Richard, predicts digital transformation could be an issue for UK institutions.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The average number of dependants brought to the UK by an international student is 1.6, according to recent data from Enroly. All students in the sample have either received a CAS document, received a visa or confirmed arrival in the UK in either the September 2021 or September 2022 intakes.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One thesaurus is not enough to describe the folly of the British government’s policy towards foreign students.” This is a quote from Timothy Garton Ash writing in The Guardian about the UK government’s inclusion of international students in their efforts to reduce net migration.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Course and module evaluation feedback forms can be very effective in eliciting student views in regards to learning guidance, provision of resources, clarity of assessment requirements, and relevance to programs. While confidence, as highlighted by the emphasis on self-efficacy, is crucial, it needs to be robustly based.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

QAA has the privilege of a UK-wide remit, with varying roles across the nations. With this comes a bird’s-eye view of approaches to higher education quality. Chief among these is the UK Quality Code – a sector-owned commitment to the key components of a high-quality student learning experience.

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Learning Experience Higher Education Model Inclusivity 72

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Course and module evaluation feedback forms can be very effective in eliciting student views in regards to learning guidance, provision of resources, clarity of assessment requirements, and relevance to programs. While confidence, as highlighted by the emphasis on self-efficacy, is crucial, it needs to be robustly based.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 3, 2023

In an effort to boost the country’s declining population, Japan’s government has announced international vocational students will be given more job options in-country upon graduation. At present, the careers support in many Japanese institutions will not have the experience or expertise in these areas,” he explained.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Raising awareness among UK employers of the graduate visa route remains key if the initiative will succeed, but other challenges exist. A recent report has warned that a lack of awareness among UK employers of the graduate route could be hampering the success of the initiative.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Institutions and governments must work harder to combat the waves against internationalisation, including complacency, lack of guidance and local barriers, education ministers from multiple European countries have said. It’s highlighting the social and economical role of higher education and how internationalisation adds to that.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This week, The PIE spent five minutes with Stuart Rennie from AfaraEd & founder of SJRennie Consulting. He also offers consultancy on market entry and Africa operations with clients from Canada, Australia, UK and Europe. What was your first job in international education? What keeps you awake at night?

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The PIE News

AUGUST 4, 2023

US higher education institutions will fail in their recruitment efforts if they take the view of international students as “cash cows”, according to CEO of NAFSA Fanta Aw. Aw also touched on the fact that diversity across the student body will allow institutions to better recruit international students.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this reimagining, we know that teacher engagement in high school is critical to student success, and that learner ownership – of student voice, choice, and agency – must be fostered early to encourage students to become global learners and leaders that can solve the most complex issues our society faces today.

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HEPI

MARCH 13, 2024

On University Mental Health Day, we are delighted to publish this blog from Dr. Rachel Spacey, Policy and Engagement Officer, and Sam Gamblin, Charity Manager, at the University Mental Health Advisers Network ( UMHAN – LinkedIn ). We have always worked closely with the charity Student Minds , and since 2012 we have run UMHD together.

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HEPI

JANUARY 3, 2024

The polytechnics and colleges were subject to a dual regime of oversight by the Council for National Academic Awards (the CNAA, whose degrees and diplomas they offered) and inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (the latter’s judgements linked from 1990 to funding by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council).

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Prior to that he was at the BBC, where he held roles including Head of Current Affairs, Head of TV News and Head of the Multimedia Newsroom. He was also the Director of the BBC World Service from 2009 to 2014. This blog was kindly contributed by Peter Horrocks, Chair of postgraduate online learning provider, Learna.

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The PIE News

JUNE 9, 2023

The 2,000th graduate of the foundational ICEF Agent Training Course completed their course in May, with the head of the international education company urging educators to engage with players that hold recognised training credentials. The agent to hit the milestone was Alice Gibron Temu from Top Education Consulting in Tanzania.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 7, 2023

The research facility has produced some of the lowest temperatures on record and is an important part of Finland’s science and technology ecosystem. As refrigerators hum around the laboratory, a PhD student from New Zealand discusses his ongoing research into mechanical vibrations and quantum technology.

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HEPI

JANUARY 10, 2024

The balancing influence of HEFCE’s cooperating bodies has been broken up and institutions are registering to the new, sole regulator of English Higher Education, the Office for Students. UEL has always been one of the most socially inclusive UK universities, since its beginnings 125 years ago as the West Ham Technical Institute in 1898.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Just a few years ago, the number of students studying in the UK from Europe outstripped numbers from China as the number one international source market. They constituted about a third of all international students in the UK in 2020/21. We love you.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

AHZ is one of the UK’s largest university representatives. We are committed to exclusively working with UK institutions and supporting international students to join some of the world’s best and brightest students and academics at world leading universities. Why remain committed to the UK?

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HEPI

JANUARY 30, 2023

I have visited many times before of course, perhaps most notably for a debate hosted by some of your students in which I defended the current tuition fee system against the (then) Labour politician Chris Williamson. It is a great pleasure to be back at Lancaster University. You have given me a lengthy list of issues to cover.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 13, 2023

One could argue business schools are the original international education providers, in addition to viewing international trade as the most lucrative of business endeavours. The survey also identified that students have a dual approach when searching for potential business schools.

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HEPI

AUGUST 29, 2023

This blog was kindly authored by Martin Blakey, CEO of Unipol, a student housing charity. Even now, after exam results have been announced, many institutions do not have a completely clear view of the shape of their incoming cohort for the approaching academic year. Between 2020 and 2030, the UK population will expand by 27 per cent.

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The PIE News

JULY 6, 2023

By developing knowledge workers that industry needs, universities can maintain their mission of enabling strong graduate outcomes, the paper from Nous Group indicates. The research draws on Lightcast’s labour market insights and Studyportals’ global view of study demand. And data can help to point institutions to make decisions.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Netherlands is weighing up the benefits international students bring to the country and seeking an “optimal” mix that will profit all stakeholders, the minister of education has said. “I feel the exchanges of students and researchers actually typically bring countries closer together,” he told The PIE.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Bachelor’s degree completions in the UK after 4 years are 72%, against an international average of 39%. Many of the UK’s competitors have systems of higher education where the time taken to achieve a Bachelor’s level is much slower, which itself is a problem for them.

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University Higher Education Disadvantaged Policy 58

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Student enrolments Globally, there are 39 national systems with more than 1 million enrolments in higher education compared to 33 in 2016. Private providers play a major role in the provision of tertiary education in many middle-income countries, and India has over 55% of higher education students enrolled in private institutions.

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Higher Education Achievement Institution Educational Policy 108

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 16, 2023

In the early 2000s–when nobody knew what a smartphone was and social media did not exist–CEO and founder Philippe Taza started exploring the landscape of digital marketing for the college he worked as Director of Marketing. They have always been an important channel to identify partnership opportunities and to network, and I like that.

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Recruitment Achievement Technology Schooling 84

The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2023

Dave Fougere is chief operating officer at The Kaplan Languages Group – a brand comprising Kaplan International Languages, ESL and Alpadia following a merger in 2019. He spoke to The PIE about the post-pandemic rebuild, ‘turbocharged’ growth in Europe and lessons from the past few years. We had to do it.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 2, 2023

2 May · Episode 153 Opening International Branches of US-Based Higher Ed Institutions 34 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Opening international branches of US-based higher ed institutions can help recover lost enrollment caused by the pandemic and government policy.

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SRHE

JANUARY 24, 2024

We gathered a group of employability researchers to explore different aspects of interrogating methodologies and approaches on employability from different disciplinary perspectives and country contexts. We discussed the initial steps in our collaboration to publication journey.

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