Tag Archive for 'higher education'

Study Group teams up with university partners to host third annual Nigeria Roadshow

Study Group, a world leader in education and training for international students, today announces its third annual Nigeria Higher Education Exhibition. The exhibition is run in partnership with the British Council from the 12-19 May and based at its headquarters in Lagos.


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Newcastle University Receives Royal Seal of Approval

PRINCESS Eugenie gave the region’s best-known party city the Royal seal of approval as she started her student life yesterday.

The Queen’s granddaughter joined thousands of fellow freshers for their first day at Newcastle University, where she has chosen to study her three-year degree.


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International Students in UK Double

The number of non-European foreign students studying at UK universities has almost doubled in less than ten years, research has found.

International students provided a bigger source of income for UK universities in 2007/08 than government grants for research, according to an annual trends report, published by Universities UK.


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Is the UK’s University System Becoming Elitist Once Again?

It was announced this week by the CBI – the Confederation of British Industry – that UK domestic university students should pay more in tuition fees and student loan interest.


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Student Dropouts Highest in Scotland

Students in Scotland are more likely to drop out of university than elsewhere in the UK. Despite a small improvement on last year, the student dropout rate north of the border is 10.9% compared to the UK average of 9%, figures released recently by the Higher Education Statistics Agency showed.


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Higher education events held outside of the UK

If you are thinking of coming to the UK to study as an international student then you have come to the right place!


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The road to university by John Beckett

From EducationGuardian, 2008

As summer arrives, it’s a sure sign the exam season is upon us. But this doesn’t mean that preparation, thought and research into future plans for higher education need to be postponed indefinitely.


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