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27th Mar 2015

Five for Friday

Welcome to the latest instalment in our occasional “Five for Friday” column. As always, we have gathered below some of the more eye-catching and varied items that we’ve been reading lately. We present them here for your end-of-week reading pleasure.

Diploma mill network targeting Arab students

A global network of bogus universities is targeting students in the Middle East with aggressive sales techniques and offers of financial aid.

Major tech players helping to build MOOC courses

Leading MOOC providers are looking to the world’s biggest tech companies such as Google and Facebook to help design (and recognise) online courses.

Universities ponder the value of U-Multirank

A survey of European University Association (EUA) members finds mixed opinions as to the impact of the new U-Multirank ranking scheme.

Get visual to drive more traffic to your website

This is a nice primer on how to use images, slide decks, and infographics to help build traffic and engage web visitors.

How to encourage the alumni connection

Using the example of a small undergraduate institution from Canada, this item from the European Association for International Education (EAIE) makes some valuable points about the nature of the institution-alumni relationship. The bottom line? Alumni want to know that they matter.

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Universities UK releases blueprint for higher and international education In a context of policy uncertainty and instability in the tertiary sector, Universities UK has released a blueprint...

In a time of shifting student demand, a speedy response to enquiries is a must Prospective international students are easily frustrated when they receive sub-par responses to the questions they send to schools...

The view from here: How the “Big Four” study destinations are adapting in a year of change All projections point to continuing, strong growth in international student mobility through the rest of this decade and...

France enrolled over 430,000 international students in higher education in 2023/24 Campus France has announced that France hosted 430,466 international students in 2023/24, a year-over-year increase of 4.6%. This...

What impact will a slowing economy have on Chinese demand for study abroad? The Chinese government is again reporting on youth unemployment rates after have suspending such data releases for the...

European study destinations now offering thousands of English-taught degree programmes English-taught programmes (ETPs) are becoming more prevalent in Europe, according to a new research report just released by...

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