Contrary to some misconceptions, international students have a minimal to mild impact on the educational achievements of native students, one study revealed.
Report: US announces 2024 National Educational Technology Plan to address digital divide
The latest iteration of the plan reflects the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to reducing the digital divide in education.
Report: Examining the world’s most rigorous education systems
A comprehensive analysis of global education systems reveals significant variations in academic rigor and demands. The study focuses on key factors such as education structure, exam difficulty, student stress levels, popular degrees, and university acceptance rates in countries including South Korea, Finland, Singapore, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa, the United States, and Russia.
Report: Southeast Asia’s 2024 educational landscape and emerging trends
The report highlights the increasing mobility of students within the region, with countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia leading the outbound student movement. The growth in Transnational Education (TNE), particularly in Australia and the UK, reflects the demand for global standards in education.
Report: Global ELT market nears full recovery in 2023, reaching 90% of pre-pandemic levels
This resurgence, detailed in BONARD's "Global ELT Annual Report 2023," reflects varied regional performances and shifts in source markets. While countries like Canada, the UK, and the US faced challenges such as visa issues, Australia, Malta, and Ireland experienced robust rebounds.
Report: Global education shakeup: Navigating pandemic’s uneven impact
The PISA 2022 report, assessing global education during COVID-19, included 700,000 students from 81 countries. It found varying pandemic impacts on educational performance. While 31 countries maintained or improved mathematics scores, with Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Switzerland excelling, the OECD average dropped significantly, indicating a loss of nearly a year's learning.
Report: Empowering girls in the climate crisis: A call to action
The report "For Our Futures: Youth Voices on Climate Justice and Education" highlights the critical impact of climate change on girls' education, emphasizing the need for gender-responsive policies. It presents alarming statistics on educational disruption due to climate events, underscoring the disproportionate effects on girls, especially in lower-income countries.
Report: Gaining insight on technology and educational access in Southeast Asia
The report highlights the region's rapid technological growth, yet a persistent gap in how its population adapts to these changes, particularly in education. The piece explores issues like the digital divide, quality of digital educational content, and the challenges in efficiently integrating technology into educational systems.
UK higher education beacon for Chinese students amid pandemic challenges: report
The analysis covers the evolving preferences and challenges faced by these students, including their subject and regional choices within the UK, and the adjustments required in a new cultural and academic environment. The report also provides insights into the future plans of Chinese students post-graduation, underscoring the ongoing ties between the UK and China in the educational sector.
Report: Australia’s 2050 university vision: Global leadership through internationalisation
The report recommends a future-focused international education strategy, enhancing global engagement through partnerships and collaborative research. It foresees Australian universities as central to economic prosperity, social unity, and geopolitical stability, driven by an influx of international students and academic exchanges.
Report: AI in English language teaching: Promise and prudence
Surveying 1,348 teachers globally, it found diverse usage of AI tools like language apps and chatbots, with mixed opinions on their impact. The report underscores AI's potential in ELT but cautions against its uncritical adoption, advocating for a balance with traditional methods and emphasizing the need for teacher training and ethically designed AI solutions.
Report: Scottish education faces budget strain amid free tuition policy
Despite increased tax revenues and UK government support, the strain from rising public sector wages and inflation is set to intensify.
Irish students top reading literacy globally in PISA 2022
Ireland's 15-year-olds demonstrated significant prowess across all three domains — reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy — surpassing the OECD average in each category.
Report: UK education spending down by £10 billion since 2010-11
The IFS 2023 Report on Education Spending in England highlights a significant decrease in total public spending on education, with an 8% real-terms drop since 2010. The report reveals substantial reductions in early years, schools, and higher education funding, alongside persisting geographic and socioeconomic disparities.
Education technology in Southeast Asia: A mixed bag of potential and challenges
While digital tools offer opportunities for personalized learning and increased student engagement, their integration in basic education is limited. Here's why.
NSW education sector says student diversity is a priority: study
A joint study by English Australia and BONARD, supported by Study NSW, reveals a significant strategic shift in New South Wales’ education sector. Over 77% of education providers in the state prioritize diversifying their international student population.
Report: A dire need for a human-centric approach to education for the digital age
The EY 2023 report emphasizes the need for higher education institutions to pivot towards a human-centric model in their digital transformation efforts. It highlights that placing the needs of students, faculty, and staff at the forefront is crucial for successful adaptation to evolving educational norms.
Report bares disparities in STEM education for Black, Hispanic PhDs
Key findings show that these groups incur more student loan debt, take longer to complete their degrees, and are more likely to attend for-profit institutions with fewer resources. This financial and institutional burden leads to a preference for industry jobs over academic roles, affecting the diversity of the academic workforce and the broader STEM field.
Report: A closer look at the surge in UK study visas post-pandemic
The UK witnessed a significant increase in sponsored study visas in 2023, nearly doubling from pre-pandemic levels. Indian nationals led the surge, with a fivefold increase since 2019. The graduate route, introduced in 2021, facilitated post-study work opportunities, especially for Indian students.
Report: UK and US education systems dominate global leadership
The study, encompassing 195 countries, finds that 65 world leaders were educated in the US, and 58 in the UK. This represents 43% of the world's countries, underscoring the dominance of English-language education and the robust university systems of the US and the UK.