As experts on international higher education, World Education Services is regularly featured in the media on trends and research related to international student mobility, recruitment and transnational education. On this page you will find the latest news referencing our research, organization and experts.
2016
- Exploring international student expectations of study in the US, ICEF Monitor
- ‘Give us a chance’: Life on hold for refugees with professional documents stuck in Syria, CBC News
- Measuring the ROI of international student recruitment, ICEF Monitor
- Higher Education Has Key Role in Integrating Refugees, University World News
2015
- MIT Master’s Program to Use MOOCs as ‘Admissions Test’, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- The Discerning Indian Student, The Economic Times
- Vietnam’s Licensing Scheme All Bark and No Bite, Say Agencies, The PIE News
- Soft Diplomacy Along the New Silk Road, University World News
- It’s Never too Late to Change Careers, The Huffington Post
- All Eyes on China, Inside Higher Ed
- Diversifying International Recruitment, NAFSA International Educator
- Four Trends That are Shaping the Future of Global Student Mobility, ICEF Monitor
- Chinese Economy Shifting but Demand for Study Abroad Expected to Remain Strong, ICEF Monitor
- WES Urges US Institutions to Focus Recruitment on Emerging Markets, The PIE News
- China’s Economic Woes Unlikely to Curb Flow of Students to Canada, The Vancouver Sun
- Ministry of Education Launches New Validation System in Higher Education, Centro Virtual de Noticias de la Educación
- Institutions Go Beyond Recruitment to Support and Retain International Students, INSIGHT Into Diversity, May 2015
- Financially Independent Indian Students May Boost Numbers in U.S., India West, April 2015
- International Students – A Good Investment, University World News, February 2015
- International Students Bring Money, Skills and Jobs, University World News, February 2015
- Indian ‘Highfliers’ Set to Boost Student Numbers in US, Business Standard, February 2015
- Changing World ‘Needs New Kind of Quality Assurance’, University World News, January 2015
2014
- CBU Enrollment Gets Boost from Kuwaiti Students, The Commercial Appeal, January 2015
- Going International, American Council on Education’s The Presidency Magazine, December 2014
- US Still the Favourite with Indian Students, The Economic Times, November 2014
- Obama’s Immigration Reform: How it Benefits Indians in the US, The Economic Times, November 2014
- Enter The Dragon, Businessworld, November 2014
- Bogus Foreign Universities Dupe Thousands of Indian Students—Here’s How to Outsmart Them, Quartz, November 2014
- India’s Supply-Demand Gap in Education Expected to Drive International Mobility, ICEF Monitor, October 2014
- Millennial International Students Rely on Digital Channels and Networks, ICEF Monitor, October 2014
- New Digital Strategies Needed To Recruit Foreign Students, Report Says, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 2014
- The Next Level, Southeast Asia Globe, October 2014
- Bridge the Digital Divide to Recruit Mobile Students, University World News, October 2014
- USA: Update and Expand Overseas Recruitment Urges WES, The PIE News, October 2014
- The Rise of the Global University, University World News, September 2014
- International Student Retention, International Educator, September 2014
- Business Is a Big Draw for International Students in the U.S., The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 2014
- What South Korean High School Students Carry in Their Backpacks May Surprise You, Quartz, August 2014
- Graduating to the Next Level, India Today, June 2014
- International Students Coming to America for College More Than Ever, But Why Aren’t They Staying? University Herald, June 2014
- U.S. Colleges Fail to Reach International Students’ Expectations, Study Says, USA Today, June 2014
- NAFSA Conference Highlights the Interdependency of Recruitment and Retention Practices, ICEF Monitor, June 2014
- For U.S. Colleges, a Drive to Retain Foreign Students, The New York Times, June 2014
- Befriending China’s Academia, China Daily, June 2014
- NAFSA Research Reveals Student Retention Perception Gap, The PIE News, May 2014
- What Does Modi’s Win Mean for International Education in India? The PIE News, May 2014
- Perceptions of International Student Retention Vary Substantially, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, May 2014
- NAFSA International Student Retention Research, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, May 2014
- Why They Stay or Leave, Inside Higher Ed, May 2014
- Retention Is a Growing Issue as More International Students Come to U.S., The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2014
- Why Many Bright Indian Students are Opting for Overseas Undergraduate Studies, The Economic Times, May 2014
- Recruitment of International Students Gaining Momentum, Canadian Immigrant, May 2014
- Attracting International Students is Only Half the Story, Canadian Newcomer Magazine, May 2014
- Trends for Attracting International Students to U.S. Public Health Programs, Institute for Global Student Success, April 2014
- Indian Grad Students Eyeing U.S. as Land of Opportunity, Science, April 2014
- Ask the Experts: Why Should Americans Care About Employing Immigrants? Nation Swell, April 2014
- Indian Students with Foreign Degrees Returning Home: Lessons India Can Learn From China, The Economic Times, March 2014
- Rahul Choudaha, Dr. Education: ‘Introspect and Think Long Term’, Hotcourses, March 2014
- How Many of Us Can Go to Other Countries? Rediff, March 2014
- More Indian Students Taking U.S. Graduate School Test, The New York Times, March 2014
- Helping Foreign Students Thrive on U.S. Campuses, The New York Times, March 2014
- Campuses Focus More on Meeting International Students’ Needs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2014
- ETS Sees Big Jump in Number of GRE Tests Taken in India, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2014
- Record Number of Foreign Students to Enrol in 2014, University World News, February 2014
- Bullies in Admissions, Inside Higher Ed, January 2014
- What’s Next in Student Recruitment for the Year Ahead?, The PIE News, January 2014
2013
- 10 Colleges With the Highest Percentage of Students in ESL, U.S. News & World Report, December 2013
- B-Schools Unhappy with UGC’s Move to Control Tech Education, Business Standard, December 2013
- Transparency and Agents, Inside Higher Ed, December 2013
- Enrollment of Chinese Students Far Outpaces National Trends as Economics, Academics Play Role, The State News, December 2013
- Focus on R&D, The New Indian Express, December 2013
- In Big Shift, India Heats Up in U.S. Graduate-School Enrollment, The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2013
- More Indians at U.S. Graduate Schools, But Fewer Overall, India West, November 2013
- AICTE Caught in a Cleft, Business Standard, November 2013
- Transnational Education: The Next Step Towards Internationalisation?, The European Association for International Education (EAIE) Blog, November 2013
- International Classes Face Testing Questions, China Daily, November 2013
- India Fuels Surge In Foreign Students, Wall Street Journal, November 2013
- Online Courses That Fit You, Gulf News, October 2013
- Beyond Intuition: Towards Informed Internationalisation Strategies, European Association for International Education (EAIE) Blog, October 2013
- Market Snapshot: Nepal, ICEF Monitor, October 2013
- International Student Recruitment via Informed Choice, University World News, October 2013
- Asia Weekly: Broadening horizons from home, China Daily USA, October 2013
- The Rise of Glocal Education: ASEAN Countries, QS Intelligence Unit, October 2013
- Diversity Aside, International Students Bring a Financial Incentive, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 2013
- Which Type of International Student Are You? QS Top Universities Blog, October 2013
- Use Data, Not Hunches to Recruit Abroad, US Told, Times Higher Education, October 2013
- Student Segmentation for an Effective International Enrolment Strategy, Business Standard, October 2013
- Secret Agents, Inside Higher Ed, October 2013
- How to Engage Foreign Universities in India, Business Standard, September 2013
- Transnational Education: Competing to Win Glocal Students, The UK Higher Education International Unit: International Focus, September 2013
- Foreign Invasion, Hindustan Times, September 2013
- Hurdles Remain For Foreign Univs to Set Up India Campuses, Business Standard, September 2013
- Australia Costlier Than US: Will Higher Cost of Studying Make It Less Attractive for Indians? The Economic Times, September 2013
- Vocational Education Goes ‘Glocal’, The Times of India, September 2013
- In Search of Solutions for the Agent Debate, Boston College’s International Higher Education, Fall 2013
- Branch Campus or Partnerships – Or Both? University World News, August 2013
- Universities Seek Greater Enrollment from Abroad, China Daily, August 2013
- Breaking the Perception Barrier, India-China Chronicle, July 2013
- New Libyan Scholarship Programme to Send 41,000 Students Abroad, ICEF Monitor, July 2013
- A World of Options, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), July 2013
- Going to UK for Education? Higher Studies in Germany & France May be Cheaper & Easier, The Economic Times, July 2013
- MOOCs: The Future of Higher Education? QS Top Universities Blog, July 2013
- Georgia Tech’s CS Degree Puts Some Certified Beef Into MOOCs, Campus Technology, July 2013
- All About the Dollar and the UK Visa, Hindustan Times, July 2013
- Making Community Colleges Work in India: Providing Access, Fueling Aspirations, Institute of International Education White Paper, June 2013
- India, China and the Press, Inside Higher Ed, June 2013
- In Report on Paying Foreign Recruiters, Admissions Panel All but Punts, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2013
- US Schools Get “Amber Light” for Agent Use, The PIE News, June 2013
- The Future of International Doctoral Mobility, University World News, May 2013
- Strategies for Saudi Student Success, Inside Higher Ed, May 2013
- China in Soft Power Push with Foreign Students, CNN, May 2013
- Partnerships in India: Navigating the Policy and Legal Maze, American Council on Education, April 2013
- Know Your International Student – Global or Glocal? University World News, April 2013
- Preparing to Recruit From Emerging Markets, NAFSA: Trends & Insights for International Education Leaders, March 2013
- How to Grow International Undergraduate Student Numbers, University World News, March 2013
- Chemistry is Right with Overseas Learning, The Age, March 2013
- US Unis Ramp Up Recruitment, The Australian, March 2013
- WES Report Highlights US Capacity to Grow Undergraduate Enrolment, ICEF Monitor, March 2013
- Surge in International Undergraduate Mobility Identified, The PIE News, March 2013
- Indians Among Top 4 Sources for Business Studies in US, The Times of India, March 2013
- Branch Anxieties, Inside Higher Ed, March 2013
- Emerging Global Education Trends, Aspire: India Today, February 2013
- US ‘Ethical Crisis’ Over Foreign Recruitment, Times Higher Education, February 2013
- The Internationalization Agenda, Inside Higher Ed, February 2013
- What is the Indian perspective on top study destinations? The PIE News, February 2013
- For U.S. Colleges in India, Great Possibilities, Thwarted Hopes, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2013
- Three Higher Education Trends to Watch for in 2013, University World News, January 2013
- What They Don’t Want You to Know: The Cambridge Student Exclusively Reveals the Secret “Unethical” Commission Rates of Top UK Universities, The Cambridge Student, January 2013
- 2013: Internationalisation More Than a Numbers Game, University World News, January 2013
- Conditionally Yours, Inside Higher Ed, January 2013
2012
- Need to Prepare for the Next Wave of Foreign Students, University World News, December 2012
- Dubai’s University of Wollongong Seeks Sixth President in 8 Years, The National, December 2012
- Has the Return on Investment on an UK Education Gone Down? The Economic Times, December 2012
- Learn from Thy Neighbour, India Today, December 2012
- This Could be Huge…, Times Higher Education, December 2012
- What India Can Learn from China’s Higher Education? The Economic Times, November 2012
- Education Ministry Warns UAE Students of Unaccredited Online Degree, The National, November 2012
- Students from China Add $5b to US Economy, China Daily, November 2012
- International Recruitment Should Explore Emerging Markets, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, November 2012
- China Continues to Drive Foreign-Student Growth in the United States, The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2012
- US: HE Should “Refocus” on Emerging Markets, The PIE News, November 2012
- For US, Recruiting the Usual Suspects is Not Enough, Times Higher Education, November 2012
- A Diverse Student Body Means a Stronger University, University World News, October 2012
- International Recruitment Agents: Moving from Quantity to Quality, NAGAP Perspectives, 24 (3), 2012
- MOOCs – BlackBerry’s Lesson for Higher Education, University World News, October 2012
- Emerging Markets for International Student Recruitment, Inside Higher Ed, October 2012
- China Continues to be Top Spot for Recruiting Students to U.S., Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, October 2012
- Recruiters Need to Understand Student Groups Better, University World News, September 2012
- Uni Sector Rides on Economic Boom, The Straits Times, September 2012
- Hashtag Recruitment and the Social Network’s Global Reach, Times Higher Education, September 2012
- Immigration Scam by LMU Leaves Hundreds of Indian Students in a State of Panic, The Economic Times, September 2012
- Transparency for a Change in Higher Education, The Economic Times, August 2012
- Could MOOCs Lead to the Decline of Branch Campuses? University World News, August 2012
- Socio-Economic Status of Indian, Chinese Students Going Abroad Differs, Says Study, The Hindu, August 2012
- Buyer Beware, Inside Higher Ed, August 2012
- From ‘Strivers’ to ‘Highfliers,’ Report Explores Spectrum of Foreign Students, The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 2012
- Knowing Who the International Student is Will Help With Recruitment, University World News, August 2012
- UK Immigration Staff to Test Foreign Students’ English Skills, The Guardian, August 2012
- Colleges Are Wary of Global Economy’s Effect on Foreign Enrollments, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2012
- A Shift in Student Mobility from China and India by 2015? University World News, June 2012
- Has the Sun Set on Internationalisation in Japan?, The PIE News, June 2012
- India: Weak Rupee Threatens Outbound Mobility, The PIE News, June 2012
- In India, Path to Partnerships, Inside Higher Ed, June 2012
- The Rise of ‘Glocal’ Students and Transnational Education, The Guardian, June 2012
- Interview with Dr. Rahul Choudaha, on The PIE News, June 2012
- What is the Future of International Student Mobility? The Guardian, May 2012
- Mobility of Chinese and Indian Undergraduate Students, Boston College’s International Higher Education, Summer 2012
- Business Schools: Looking Local for a Global Reach, The New York Times, May 2012
- Are You Prepared for the Arrival of ‘Glocal’ Students? University World News, April 2012
- Are Recruitment Agents an Express Train Without Brakes? University World News, March 2012
- NACAC Group Hears Pros and Cons on Use of Paid Recruiting Agents, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2012
- WES Data Trends Among Saudi Applicants for Credential Evaluation, World Education News & Reviews, January 2012
- How Does the Rise of Asia Influence International Student Mobility? University World News, January 2012