Education 115
An education gold rush?
Is the Indian education market a seam of gold that has was overlooked by education companies in their rush to find fortune in the Middle East and China? Maybe so, and several trends seem to reinforce this argument, including: Pearson’s decision to invest heavily in India to test their new B2C business model Serious investment […]
Straight Forward Sponsorship
I wrote Straight Forward Sponsorship in 2007 as a simple practical guide for educational SMEs and other interested in sponsorship. I have given it a quick revamp and it’s available free for anyone (inc. students) who might wish to use it.
The Australian government breaks the IELTS English testing monopoly
In countries like Australia where education is a major export earner (it’s the third largest), testing the English skills of prospective students has been a mandatory part of applying for a study visa. No surprise there, most countries competing to recruit fee-paying students require some sort of language test score to apply for a visa. […]
Kaplan buy Carrick Education and Franklyn Scholar in Australia
Kaplan have been recently been expanding their operations in Australia. Their first move has been the launch of Kaplan’s Global Diploma with local partners Swinburne and Murdoch universities. This allows a route through which students in Asia can start studying in their home country and then ‘articulate’ into partner universities, including Kaplan’s Singapore campus. Kaplan’s […]
Teacher’s TV – the phoenix arises?
Teacher’s TV is returning in to new robes, one will be a Ten Alps spin off called Schoolsworld (sounds suspiciously like Spiceworld) and the other will be a new entity called Teachersmedia. Both companies plan to provide free access to the archive of Teacher’s TV with their income coming from ‘additional services’ with some new […]
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