Saturday, April 9, 2011

International education news in March 2011: summary

International education news in March 2011: summary

ACUMA's international education news summary for March 2011 is now available online, both for viewing and for downloading.

As with previous summaries, news items are collected throughout each month, and are summarised to provide article titles, introductory text, acknowledgement of source and article links.

Issues internationally in education, and where applicable relevant to international education issues in Australia and New Zealand, in March 2011 included:
  • Back to the 1980s: VC warning over Willetts’ places plan
  • UK: Government eases crackdown on student visas
  • Draw up a refund plan for (Malaysian) universities
  • English test scam 'got too big'
  • CCC hears claims universities implicated in student scams
  • New legislation to strengthen the quality of Australian international education
  • Asia: Countries vying to become education hubs
  • Trends and drivers in internationalisation
  • China's ambitious plans to attract foreign students
  • Caution with offshore campuses
The full March 2011 international education news summary can be viewed online via the following: