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Nigeria lifts tuition remittance cap even as visa concerns persist

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The PIE News 25d ago policy
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the maximum tuition fee remittance for students studying overseas from $15,000 to $25,000 per semester as part of broader reforms aimed at improving access to foreign exchange. The revised…
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United Kingdom

Nigeria lifts tuition remittance cap even as visa concerns persist

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The PIE News 25d ago policy
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the maximum tuition fee remittance for students studying overseas from $15,000 to $25,000 per semester as part of broader reforms aimed at improving access to foreign exchange. The revised…
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United Kingdom

Sharon Harvey, Michigan Language Assessment

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The PIE News 28d ago policy
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Describe yourself in three words or phrases. Outgoing. Frenetic. Inquisitive. What do you like most about your job? I love the international aspect of it. I love the fact that we do actually help people change their lives. There’s a…
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United Kingdom

Sharon Harvey, Michigan Language Assessment

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The PIE News 28d ago policy
Summary
Describe yourself in three words or phrases. Outgoing. Frenetic. Inquisitive. What do you like most about your job? I love the international aspect of it. I love the fact that we do actually help people change their lives. There’s a…
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United Kingdom

Pakistan’s UK recruitment boom is over – what comes next matters more

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The PIE News 29d ago policy
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Pakistan didn’t just grow quickly as a UK recruitment market. It grew faster than the system could handle. In less than five years, the country moved from a secondary source market to one of the UK’s most important student pipelines. Visa…
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Pakistan’s UK recruitment boom is over – what comes next matters more

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The PIE News 29d ago policy
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Pakistan didn’t just grow quickly as a UK recruitment market. It grew faster than the system could handle. In less than five years, the country moved from a secondary source market to one of the UK’s most important student pipelines. Visa…
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United Kingdom

ICEF launches new agent information tool to increase transparency

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The PIE News 32d ago policy
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It comes as expectations around agent transparency come to the fore in the UK, which now requires institutions to include agent details on the international students’ CAS where a third party was used in their recruitment. They must also…
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United Kingdom

ICEF launches new agent information tool to increase transparency

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The PIE News 32d ago policy
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It comes as expectations around agent transparency come to the fore in the UK, which now requires institutions to include agent details on the international students’ CAS where a third party was used in their recruitment. They must also…
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United Kingdom

New Zealand confirms November rollout of graduate work visa

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The PIE News 42d ago policy
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New Zealand has confirmed a November 16 launch date for its new Short-term Graduate Work Visa, publishing further implementation details for post-study work reforms aimed at strengthening pathways from study to employment for international…
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New Zealand confirms November rollout of graduate work visa

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The PIE News 42d ago policy
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New Zealand has confirmed a November 16 launch date for its new Short-term Graduate Work Visa, publishing further implementation details for post-study work reforms aimed at strengthening pathways from study to employment for international…
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UK: sustained junior ELT demand despite geopolitical hurdles

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The PIE News 42d ago policy
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Data from the sector revealed a 4.8% year-on-year drop in student numbers in 2025, alongside a 10.9% fall in student weeks, delegates at English UK’s members’ conference last week heard. However, the juniors market remains relatively…
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UK: sustained junior ELT demand despite geopolitical hurdles

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The PIE News 42d ago policy
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Data from the sector revealed a 4.8% year-on-year drop in student numbers in 2025, alongside a 10.9% fall in student weeks, delegates at English UK’s members’ conference last week heard. However, the juniors market remains relatively…
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Alphabetti spaghetti and Australia’s international education policy problem

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The PIE News 49d ago policy
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Earlier this week, I was sitting at the dinner table with my five-year-old daughter trying to decode a bowl of alphabetti spaghetti. It struck me that the exercise was not entirely dissimilar to interpreting Australia’s latest…
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United Kingdom

Alphabetti spaghetti and Australia’s international education policy problem

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The PIE News 49d ago policy
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Earlier this week, I was sitting at the dinner table with my five-year-old daughter trying to decode a bowl of alphabetti spaghetti. It struck me that the exercise was not entirely dissimilar to interpreting Australia’s latest…
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United Kingdom

Jacqui Smith hails UK ELT as English UK warns policy progress must not “stall”

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The PIE News 50d ago policy
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English UK has published an updated version of its 2026 position paper , urging the UK government to accelerate reforms affecting the English language teaching (ELT) sector and international education strategy, as it warns that recent…
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United Kingdom

Jacqui Smith hails UK ELT as English UK warns policy progress must not “stall”

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The PIE News 50d ago policy
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English UK has published an updated version of its 2026 position paper , urging the UK government to accelerate reforms affecting the English language teaching (ELT) sector and international education strategy, as it warns that recent…
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United Kingdom

Malala seeks urgent action from ministers on girls’ education gap

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The PIE News 52d ago policy
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Addressing education ministers gathered at the London forum, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate framed girls’ education as an urgent challenge rather than a long‑term aspiration. In the occupied West Bank, she said, Palestinian girls face…
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United Kingdom

Malala seeks urgent action from ministers on girls’ education gap

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The PIE News 52d ago policy
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Addressing education ministers gathered at the London forum, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate framed girls’ education as an urgent challenge rather than a long‑term aspiration. In the occupied West Bank, she said, Palestinian girls face…
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United Kingdom

K-12: international schools call for global safeguarding overhaul

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The PIE News 52d ago policy
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Emily Konstantas, CEO of the The Safeguarding Alliance , and Fiona Cottam, principal of Hartland International School in the UAE, pushed for a coordinated global approach to child protection at last week’s Council of British International…
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United Kingdom

K-12: international schools call for global safeguarding overhaul

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The PIE News 52d ago policy
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Emily Konstantas, CEO of the The Safeguarding Alliance , and Fiona Cottam, principal of Hartland International School in the UAE, pushed for a coordinated global approach to child protection at last week’s Council of British International…
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Nick Clegg urges Europe to “get its act together” on AI

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The PIE News 53d ago policy
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Sir Nick said he had become “somewhat radicalised” by his experience in Silicon Valley, which had convinced him of the need for Europe to “get its act together” on AI. Sir Nick, formerly the leader of the Liberal Democrats and UK deputy…
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Nick Clegg urges Europe to “get its act together” on AI

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The PIE News 53d ago policy
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Sir Nick said he had become “somewhat radicalised” by his experience in Silicon Valley, which had convinced him of the need for Europe to “get its act together” on AI. Sir Nick, formerly the leader of the Liberal Democrats and UK deputy…
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New Zealand-India free trade agreement puts mobility in play

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The PIE News 66d ago policy
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New Zealand has, for the first time, signed a dedicated annex on student mobility and post-study work rights with India as part of its free trade agreement (FTA), placing education and skills pathways at the centre of bilateral ties. The…
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New Zealand-India free trade agreement puts mobility in play

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The PIE News 66d ago policy
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New Zealand has, for the first time, signed a dedicated annex on student mobility and post-study work rights with India as part of its free trade agreement (FTA), placing education and skills pathways at the centre of bilateral ties. The…
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China’s outbound student drop signals “maturing” market

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The PIE News 77d ago policy
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Recent data from the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) showed China’s outbound mobility rate fall to its lowest point in a decade last year, as experts say rising costs, visa disruptions and increasing domestic options will bring…
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China’s outbound student drop signals “maturing” market

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The PIE News 77d ago policy
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Recent data from the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) showed China’s outbound mobility rate fall to its lowest point in a decade last year, as experts say rising costs, visa disruptions and increasing domestic options will bring…
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United Kingdom

Malvern St James under threat of closure as financial pressures mount

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The PIE News 78d ago policy
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Malvern St James (MSJ), located in Worcestershire, revealed today that its management board is proposing a “planned and orderly closure” by the end of the academic year. It said the decision had been prompted by “a significant and…
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Malvern St James under threat of closure as financial pressures mount

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The PIE News 78d ago policy
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Malvern St James (MSJ), located in Worcestershire, revealed today that its management board is proposing a “planned and orderly closure” by the end of the academic year. It said the decision had been prompted by “a significant and…
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Indian students urged to check UK voting eligibility ahead of tonight’s deadline

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The PIE News 81d ago policy
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“Many Indian students in the UK are surprised to learn that they may already be eligible to vote,” said Sanam Arora, founder and chair of NISAU. “This campaign is about ensuring that people are aware of their rights and have the…
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The waiting game: African students and the illusion of access to the US

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The PIE News 81d ago policy
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In mid-December, everything changed. Within weeks, African students who had done everything ‘right’ – exceptional academics, compelling stories, competitive test scores – found themselves locked out of opportunities they had worked years…
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United Kingdom

British Council set to become National Agency for Erasmus+

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The PIE News 86d ago policy
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Following December’s announcement of the UK rejoining Erasmus+ in 2027, today EU and UK policymakers legally formalised the deal under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Alongside welcoming the UK back into the scheme six years…
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