Aug 25th, 2010
Japan, China and South Korea agree to 26 million visitors by 2015
In a joint statement made by the tourism chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea from their trilateral meeting in China on 22 August, it was agreed that they would try to double 2009 “intervisitation” figures. They aim to welcome 26 million people to their three countries by 2015. A total of 13.5 million people traveled [...]
Aug 19th, 2010
First Official Chinese Leisure Tourists Arrive in Canada
Canada has welcomed its first official leisure tourists from China this week, after Asia’s economic powerhouse granted approved destination status to Canada earlier this summer. “Several hundred” Chinese tourists arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday, the Canadian Tourism Commission said in a statement, after a group of 18 Chinese tourists landed in Victoria, B.C. on Monday. [...]
Jun 14th, 2010
Universities In US Can Give British Graduates Better Resources, More Choice
Last year, some 2,500 students packed their bags to take their postgraduate degrees in the United States. It was a record for Britons going to North America, with student numbers increasing 4 per cent on the previous year. Such statistics leave prospective postgraduates at home scratching their heads with two questions: what’s so special about [...]
Jun 3rd, 2010
New Visa Regulations Threaten Overseas Student Enrolment in Australia
Australia’s international education sector can lose up to 2 billion dollars in revenues as overseas student enrolments are expected to fall by over 20 % following new visa changes and rising competition from North America and Britain. The country’s international student recruiter IDP chief executive Tony Pollock claimed that changes to visa rules and priority skills [...]
May 27th, 2010
Beijing on Track to Become World-Class Tourism City
“We are looking at you China, in the eyes of the world, for leadership.” A powerful quote from the UNWTO head, commenting on China’s impressive numbers at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s global summit currently being held in Beijing. In order to meet the requirements of a world-class tourism city, Beijing is developing [...]
May 25th, 2010
First Lady Encourages Young People to Go Global
Michelle Obama recently spoke at the commencement ceremony for George Washington University’s class of 2010. She applauded those who “have volunteered and applied to organizations like Teach for America and the Peace Corps in record numbers.” The First Lady highlighted the benefits of international education and volunteer abroad programs, urging all young people to take [...]
May 20th, 2010
100 College Leaders To Be Trained Overseas In 2010
China will start a program this year to send 100 college leaders overseas to receive short term training in foreign countries including Japan, the US, England and Australia, the Beijing News reported Tuesday. The program, initiated by China’s Ministry of Education and State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, aims to let Chinese college leaders learn [...]
Apr 26th, 2010
Chinese language courses gain popularity
The National Chinese Language Conference will meet in Washington DC thursday, bringing together more than 800 educators, policymakers and language advocates for a three-day meeting to discuss key issues in language instruction and research in a field that is currently experiencing dynamic growth. “There has been tremendous growth and interest in learning Chinese among schools [...]
Apr 26th, 2010
Economy takes toll on study abroad programs
It’s your world: Explore it. That’s the message semester-abroad coordinators are sending students but students are struggling to take advantage of those programs because of the economic crisis. “My dream is to go to Rome and see all their beautiful architecture but it’s too expensive,” said Anika Chowdhury, sophomore architecture student at Virginia Commonwealth University. [...]
Apr 16th, 2010
Foreign Language Learning and Study Abroad are Stronger Together
An article published by the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the recent trend of increases in U.S. students studying Arabic and other languages deemed by the federal government to be “critical foreign languages.” The Chronicle reports that resources provided by the federal government to colleges and universities in the past decade have strengthened programs in [...]
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