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. [...]
Feb 15th, 2010
US: Tighter visa restrictions but students still enrol
In spite of tightened security and controls governing the issuing of student visas, no significant change has occurred in the percentage of foreign students enrolled at US colleges and universities since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. Indeed, the proportion – as a percentage of total US higher education enrolment figures – has remained [...]
Jan 18th, 2010
Young Irish flocking to Canada to escape home
Dire economic situation sees best and brightest packing their bags. USIT, the leading Irish student travel agent, says many of those applying for a 12-month Canadian work visa will not be granted one because of the “phenomenal demand” for them. There are 1,000 places available for working visas and they were filled within two days. [...]
Jun 15th, 2009
Intrepid Travel launches free Language Guides for travellers
Want to say ‘not too spicy’ in Mexico? Need know how to ask for a ladies’ room in Japan? Intrepid Travel, in conjunction with its friends at World Nomads, has just launched free online language guides. Travellers can now visit the Intrepid website and download the portable mp3 lessons for their travels around the world. [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009
Canada wooing more Indian students
Following ‘racial’ attacks on Indian students in Australia, Canada is making concerted efforts to attract more and more Indian students to its universities and colleges. An interview with Canada student visa expert. OF LATE, lot many students in this part of India could not make it to the country of their choice due to ‘fraudulent [...]
May 25th, 2009
Crisis stricken world universities offer incentives for Turkish applicants
International universities that have experienced a decrease in the applications due to the global financial crisis have started campaigns to attract Turkish students. International universities that have experienced a decrease in the size of their student body due to the ongoing global financial crisis have carried out various campaigns to attract Turkish applicants, according to [...]
May 18th, 2009
100 years of hostelling celebrated in 2009
The international hostelling movement was born exactly 100 years ago this year. The anniversary is being celebrated in various ways all over the world by Hostelling International, the only global network of hostel associations.
May 7th, 2009
Studying abroad grows in three trends in China
According to statistics the current market for Chinese studying abroad has shown growing trends in three areas, more self-financed, more classified and more schools and majors available to choose from.
May 7th, 2009
Higher Education on the Move
An estimated 2.9 million students worldwide are pursuing their educations outside their home countries, a 57 percent increase since 1999. At a round table discussion at the Institute of International’s Education’s Washington offices Tuesday, coinciding with the release of the institute’s new book, Higher Education on the Move: New Developments in Global Mobility, participants discussed [...]
Apr 28th, 2009
GLOBAL: End of the education gold rush?
Up until the onset of the world financial crisis, selling higher education to foreign students had become the new global gold rush for universities across the developed countries. Whereas 600,000 students went abroad to study for their degrees in 1975, by 2000 the number had hit 1.8 million, five years later it reached 2.7 million. [...]
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