Viggo Stacey

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New platform guides students on those "actively tackling" climate change

May 8, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

StudyNetZero seeks to connect students with universities, business schools and high schools that are “actively tackling” climate change. According to those behind the project, the launch comes at a time when prospective students are increasingly viewing sustainability practices with more importance. “[Today’s generation is] looking for universities that share their values and are actively working towards a sustainable future,” said Sebastian Fernandes, founder of StudyNetZero.
US law enforcement alleges incentive ban violation

May 8, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

Prosecutors allege that Study Across the Pond LLC has “knowingly caused” UK schools to submit false claims to the Department of Education for federal student aid. They say that the company, and its principal, John Borhaug, have demanded the schools to enter into arrangements that violated the federal ban on incentive-based compensation.
Study abroad program boosts school's tuition to $6m

May 7, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

Speaking with The PIE News and featured in this week’s 5 Mins… interview, founder & president of EdOdyssey, Peter McGovern, revealed that one of its partners had seen tuition revenues soar due to student interest in its study abroad program. “A university that we’re working with spends about $200,000 in admin costs each fall as an investment in their freshman cohort that goes abroad,” he told The PIE.
Peter McGovern, EdOdyssey, US

May 7, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

Introducing yourself in three words or phrases. I would describe myself as driven, curious and humble. How did you get into international education? During my undergrad, I was studying abroad in Lima and my previous high school was bringing students to Peru and contracted me to design a study abroad program for them. I was the translator, ran it, and for me, that was really special.
Australia approves updated TOEFL iBT test

May 6, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

The test has not been accepted since July 26, 2023, when ETS launched a new version of the test which authorities then had to review. From May 5, TOEFL iBT scores from secure test centres have been accepted by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Other tests the department accepts includes IELTS, including One Skill Retake, Pearson Test of English, Cambridge English/ C1 Advanced and the Occupational English Test for health professionals.
Hosted accommodation vies to solve Aus housing crisis

May 5, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

MyStay International, which is the owner of the Australian Homestay Network, appointed investment banking veteran Ed Slade who heads up education-focused Schoolhouse Solutions earlier this year to rally interest in the homestay sector. In 2023, MyStay International provided rooms for some 11,750 students, making it the country’s largest homestay provider. Additionally, gross revenues in 2023 were A$40 million and grew 130.5% vs 2022, the company’s finances show.
"Changing MBA demand" requires market to adapt

May 1, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

Only one in five students want to study entirely on campus, while two in five would consider short non-degree courses without academic credit instead of traditional MBAs, new research shows. The Tomorrow’s MBA study, by CarringtonCrisp in association with EFMD, questioned 2,263 prospective students from 32 countries on what they are looking for regarding further training.
Suggestion to impose cap on international students in Australia "shortsighted"

Apr 30, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

The organisation’s latest policy brief attributed housing affordability and more general cost-of-living crisis as “fundamentally a supply side problem”, rather than issues relating to international students. It comes days after a report from Australia’s PBSA organisation, the Student Accommodation Council, found that overseas students have been “unfairly blamed” for the country’s rental crisis.
UK study visa applications down 27% in two years

Apr 30, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

Statistics from the government show that applications for main applicants hoping to study in the UK have fallen to 34,000 in the first three months of 2024. Two years ago in 2022, some 46,900 applied for main applicant visas.
US on top in latest survey, as policies put off students

Apr 29, 2024 | thepienews.com | Viggo Stacey

The Emerging Futures research from IDP Education found that the US has taken “pole position” in the eyes of international students. More than 11,500 from 117 countries were asked about study destinations. Cost of both tuition and of living were the two most significant factors deterring international students from studying in Australia, it found.