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Princeton USA Pathways Programmes Spring 2013 start - November 2012 deadline

USA Plus offers programmes that focus on students who wish to enhance their English language ability prior to University in USA.
Study-International recommends the following programmes at Princeton University.

USA Plus Pathway Programme  (USAP SI 210)
USA Plus Certificate in Business Management (USAP SI 211)
USA Plus Internship Opportunity(USAP SI 212)
University Placement (USAP SI 213)

A USA University Placement service is available to students who enrol in any USA Plus programme offered by Study-International.
For more information , please visit our web site or contact Study-International.

US passes bill requiring accreditation of colleges with foreign students

US passes bill requiring accreditation of colleges with foreign students
Acting to close a major loophole in the student-visa system, The Chronicle of Higher Education has reported that the US House of Representatives has approved legislation requiring US colleges and universities that enrol foreign students and issue I-20′s to be accredited.
By a voice vote conducted last week, lawmakers passed a bill, H.R. 3120, that would require all higher education institutions that enrol 25 or more students on non-immigrant visas to have national or regional accreditation recognised by the US Department of Education.
If approved by the US Senate, the measure would eliminate a significant shortcoming in visa law, passed in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, that has allowed fraudulent universities to take in thousands of foreign students and essentially sell them the right to work in the United States.
Senator Chuck Grassley stated, “This is a national security matter. Foreign student visas were issued to terrorists who attacked the United States both in 1993 and on September 11.”
The US Department of Homeland Security has been conducting investigations following the now infamous case of California’s Tri-Valley University – a bogus institution that enroled over 1,500 foreign students. Recently, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report outlining the results of its investigation into Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) vulnerabilities.
The GAO report found that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – which oversees the student visa system – has inadequate processes in place to investigate, identify and combat fraud, and has not done enough to ensure that the 10,000 schools and colleges that enrolled a total of 850,000 foreign students as of January have done so legitimately.
Approximately 1,250 of the 10,000 schools do not have regional or national certification, according to the GAO report.
The report further discovered that as of March 2012, SEVP only re-certified 19% of the schools and colleges that participate in the programme. It was supposed to have re-certified institutions by 2004 and every two years thereafter. But SEVP officials did not start the process until two years ago.
During a recent Senate hearing, John P. Woods, assistant director of the Homeland Security Department’s national-security investigations division, admitted SEVP had a long way to go toward checking all the 10,000 institutions in the system.
He said SEVP did not have adequate funds for the re-certification effort to meet the original deadline. Since 2009, it has hired additional employees who are re-certifying schools at a pace of 350 to 400 a month. The agency has now re-certified 32% of the schools and colleges in the programme, but it could take another two years to check all of them, he said.
Next steps
If the bill becomes law, colleges will have a three-year window to meet the new accreditation requirement, although the secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security would have the authority to waive the mandate if an institution is found to be making a good-faith effort to earn accreditation and is otherwise in compliance with visa rules. Seminaries and other religious education institutions would be exempt from the accreditation provision.
The law would provide for several measures:
it would prohibit anyone convicted of an immigration violation, including visa fraud or human trafficking, from being in a position of authority at a college approved to participate in the visa system or from having oversight of international student records;
it would require that unaccredited schools and colleges in the visa system be visited by federal investigators annually;
and it would ensure that academic institutions enrolling international students are certified by their home states.
Victor C. Johnson, senior adviser for public policy at NAFSA: Association of International Educators, called the legislation a “responsible” and “appropriate” response to the problems that have beset the student visa system, while providing the homeland security secretary with some discretion.
Currently, only independent English-language programmes are required to hold accreditation in order to enrol foreign students, a law that the language schools themselves pushed for in order to weed out bad actors.
In May, ICEF Monitor reported that the US Department of Homeland Security was planning to require university-run English language programmes to apply for separate specialised accreditation or lose their ability to enrol students from abroad. Now, it’s clear that the US is taking active measures to stamp out visa fraud, secure the nation’s borders and protect America’s reputation as a high quality study destination.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; Original Article reproduced from ICEF Monitor
http://www.studyinternational.eu/news-us-passes-bill/4567576695

European University - EU Business School in Barcelona, Geneva, Montreux and Munich

European University - EU Business School in Barcelona, Geneva, Montreux and Munich


European University (EU) is an internationally accredited, multi-campus business school established in 1973.

EU offers innovative business programs at the Business Foundation (BF), Bachelor's (BBA), Master's (MBA) and Doctorate (DBA) levels.

With small, dynamic classes offered in English at all of its worldwide campuses, EU students get the best of both American and European academic traditions in an international environment. Study-International 

Study-International Launches Study-International TV

Study-International Launches Study-International TV

Study International TV represents collaboration between Study-International, our partners and our students. On this page we post our own videos and film clips and those of other’s representing interesting aspects of international study.

Tune in and be tuned in.

Video clips are a great way to become educated in what courses and programmes are available overseas. It is also a great way to see and hear first hand your potential destination.

Study-International will keep things interesting, add new videos and change the order around from time to time, so why not book mark this page for your reference?

Study-InternationalTV 

Design Programmes – the Academy of Design , Gold Coast Australia

All of the programmes offered by the Academy of Design would suit an individual who is focused on a design career.

The academy offers Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes with the disciplines of Photography, Screen & Media, Graphic & Multi Media, Interactive Media , Fashion Styling, Makeup and Interior Design,

Our recommendations focus on
Certificate IV : Photoimaging
Diploma : Printing and Graphic Arts / Fashion Styling/ Photography/Fashion Design
Advanced Diploma: Fashion Design

Course Fees  range from $6000-$15000 AUD  with payment opens by term or monthly.
Contact Study International for more information

It is all about figures, an observation by Dan Billington of Study-International

22,000 UK Students chose to study abroad in 2009.
150,000 UK students now planning to study abroad.
70% of School leavers now considering Study Abroad
500,000 plus applications to Undergraduate programmes by  UK  to home universities in 2010.
200,000 rejected applications

Thousands of UK Undergrads heading abroad  says the Guardian.


In a report dated 13th June 2012, the Guardian newspaper suggests that many British  students are about to leave the United Kingdom and study abroad in their tens , if not hundreds, of thousands
Detailing the considerations faced by a student wanting to study abroad, the Guardian made the following statistical comparisons

“Going to university is a pretty big step, but moving abroad for three years to do your degree is an even bigger one. To date it's a choice that few UK students have made – 2009 figures from the OECD show just 22,000 opting to study in another country, a tiny proportion of the two million or so who stay at home.”

Whilst in reference to research completed  by the  graduate careers website;  Prospects, they further evidenced assumptions that might result in a mass student exodus overseas.

“More recent figures on who's moving abroad to study are hard to find, but a survey of school leavers and undergraduates carried out in March by Prospects showed that a quarter were planning to study abroad, over 70% more were considering it, and only 4% completely ruled it out “

Furthermore, In February this year, the Guardian also reported a fall in the numbers of UK undergraduate applications to University at home. The numbers then had been dramatically slashed by almost 9%. That alone equates to about  55000 students.

So do the figures stack up ?
In 2010, the guardian also reported that over half a million applications to undergraduate programmes in the UK had been received and over 200, 000 of them had been rejected. The Guardian, experts in the education market also indicated a similar differential for the previous year.
So where does that leave us ?
An estimated 600,000 UK undergraduates seeking university places for 2012 intake and based on those figures:
420,000 students potentially considering university places overseas. 150,000 actively taking them up on an annual basis. The airports are going to be busy come the autumn.
Perhaps the numbers are far in excess of what will be the reality, who knows - but what is true is that these statistics are sufficient for UK students and parents to at least consider every option. Already 150,000 are thinking about it every year.
Will you join  those who study abroad and become one of  the leaders of tomorrow, the entrepreneurs of the future or a decision maker of the decades to come or will you study in the UK only to be chattelled to a life time of debt?. If so, not only will you take control of your own future but you will have the best experience in doing so.  You will be amongst the most attractive candidates to the most attractive careers. The most sort after commodity.
The reality of course is also that those figures will balance naturally and only those students with the intention of seeking to get a head in their future career will opt to study abroad and whilst products of home education will struggle to find their feet post graduation, those that took the decision to study abroad will be tomorrows high flyers.

I think that is going to be you.

For more information on Studying abroad, contact Study International via www.studygo.co.uk or call us on 0844 5555 480 or email bettercareer@studygo.co.uk 
Dan Billington 
Director, Study International 
Dan Billington is the owner of Study International and a qualified and  experienced Study Abroad Adviser.