According to a new report from the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE), the number of people studying MOOCs is set to exceed 10 million by the end of 2016. In fact, China has seen a great expansion in its use of this form of online education: Two years ago, the number of students studying in
Most UK students unaware of tuition fee hike
According to research by Save the Student, almost 80% of students are unaware of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) – a higher education bill currently passing through the UK government – and 87% don’t know the effect it will have on tuition fees. Save the Student is a popular money-saving website aimed at providing students
Rate Your Student City!
There are many different factors feeding into students’ university experience but one undeniable, universal and significant factor is the location of the university itself. More specifically, it is the city that the university is located in or next to. This is especially true for city-based universities that are not able to create the campus ‘bubble’.
#ReimagineEducation: the Twitter round-up
We’ve been following the #ReimagineEducation awards with excitement these last few days, and it seems Twitter has been doing the same! We’ve rounded up some of our favourite tweets from the event. If you missed out, take a look to see what happened: A successful few days: Nunzio Quacquarelli kicks off this year's #ReimagineEducation conference
The Online Degrees Tackling The Brain Drain
One of the largest online vocational education providers, the Paris-based OpenClassrooms, is aiming to tackle the brain drain in developing countries. OpenClassrooms is the largest online course provider in Europe and Africa. The website currently has around 3.5 million unique visitors every month and offers both short-term MOOCs and longer programmes which lead to full
Infographic – Master’s vs PhD: A Postgraduate Student Comparison
How do PhD students differ from master’s students? Why are they studying to postgraduate level? And what are they looking to get out of their courses? Our latest infographic compares master’s and PhD students to find out what makes them tick:
Scotland Wants More Work Rights for Graduates
International student enrolment in Canada is on the rise
International student enrolment in Canada grew by almost 10% last year, according to a report from the Canadian Bureau for International Education. There were 353,570 international students in Canada in 2015, an increase of 8% on 2014. These statistics, however, only refer to those who hold a permit for extended studies. If the data included