Aug 18th, 2010
China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy
China is the right place, right now, for the global tourism industry – precisely why the World Youth & Student Travel Conference is coming to Beijing this October. After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures [...]
Jul 14th, 2010
UNWTO Strengthening Ties with Australia
The combination of a dynamic private sector and strong political support of tourism has been instrumental in the way Australia has driven tourism as a motor of socio-economic development. This was the message taken by Taleb Rifai on his first visit as UNWTO Secretary-General to Australia. Go to original story. Speaking at the opening session [...]
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 [...]
May 10th, 2010
University of Cambridge to Study English Language Learning with EF Education First
EF Education First, the world leader in international education, has unveiled the EF Research Unit at the University of Cambridge’s Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. With this research unit, EF has become the first education company in the world to partner with the University of Cambridge to examine the factors that lead to [...]
Aug 24th, 2009
Gap year youngsters shun UK return
School and university leavers on overseas gap year projects are trying to extend their placements because of the high level of unemployment in the UK, new research has revealed. Projects Abroad said it was receiving a growing number of requests from young people who did not want to return home because of the grim prospects [...]
Aug 24th, 2009
Meet the new age travellers
Gappers used to be 18, in search of freedom. These days, says Laura Jones, they’re graduates looking for skills. When I graduated this time last year, I hadn’t really thought about a gap year. The climate seemed perfect to start the ascent of those slippery job-ladder rungs. Lehman, Fannie and Freddie were still functioning and, [...]
Aug 10th, 2009
Australian visa holders camp out for bargain flights
Working holiday Australian visas holders have taken to camping on the streets outside branches of STA Travel around the UK in order to grab a £10 bargain flight to Australia. Tents and sleeping bags have been lining the streets outside major branches of STA Travel, the student travel specialist, over the past few days. Many [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009
Updated Statistics: Volunteering in the USA and Abroad
A couple weeks ago, I (Sarah Van Auken) wrote two blog entries regarding domestic and international volunteering statistics. Over the past two days, I combed through my list of programs, originally set at 600 even, and whittled it down by 151 — I deleted those programs I viewed as “placement” groups, or “repeaters.” This means [...]
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 11th, 2009
Send More U.S. Students Abroad
More international exchange is what young Americans need and want. As much as the Internet and telecommunications now link the world, these are no substitute for real human interaction and submersion into other cultures. The U.S. is lagging in the person-to-person contact we need to maintain our economic and political standing in the world.
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