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Chris Arnold, founder of Made Impact, is building a nonprofit platform to capture a million stories of impact from international education and exchange programs. The organization aims to leverage those narratives to secure a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and to create a large scholarship fund that expands access for global youth. Arnold draws on his experience with WorldMerit.org and the Merit360 program, which united 360 young leaders from 85 countries around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He calls for a unified, data‑driven international education sector to amplify its influence on policymakers and donors.
UK‑based education group GlobalNxt has acquired Malaysia’s GlobalNxt University from the Manipal Education Group in an undisclosed‑value deal. The purchase adds a digital‑focused university to GlobalNxt’s existing portfolio, which already includes OTHM Qualifications, the London Graduate School and Sri Lanka’s...
The Home Office has drafted a red‑amber‑green (RAG) rating system to replace the legacy Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) framework for UK student sponsors from June 2026. Sponsors will be judged on three core metrics—visa refusal rate, enrolment rate and course...
Gaurav Batra, CEO of Infinite Group, founded the company to close the disconnect between students, recruitment partners, and education providers. He launched IUnite.AI, a unified platform that streamlines collaboration across the international education ecosystem. The firm positions itself as purpose‑driven,...
Pratham Mittal, a former university student, founded experiential institutions Master’s Union and TETR College, emphasizing learning by doing. Master’s Union in Delhi reports 25% of graduates become entrepreneurs and the highest entry salaries among Indian business schools. TETR College’s flagship...
The UK’s Office for Students (OfS) will enforce a new condition of registration from 31 March, obligating universities that host 100 or more students on subcontracted programmes to publish fee‑share data, strategic rationale and risk‑mitigation measures. The rule targets the rapid...
Nearly 80% of UK universities missed their September 2024/25 international recruitment targets, highlighting systemic misalignment among universities, agents, and students. Univive, part of Planet Education Networks, proposes an end‑to‑end partnership model that strengthens in‑market positioning, treats agents as long‑term collaborators,...
Sixteen years after the Tier 4 visa launch, UKVI compliance in UK higher education remains largely reactive, with specialist teams often handling both operational checks and assurance tasks. The article argues that this blended model blurs responsibility lines and hampers clear...
Pearson warns that generic AI can shortcut education, but purpose‑built AI embedded in its e‑textbooks can actually strengthen active reading. A 2024 Wharton study linked general AI use to weaker long‑term outcomes, while Pearson’s analysis of 79 million interactions showed its...
Master’s Union, a Gurugram‑based business and technology school, has received a Letter of Intent from the Haryana government to become a state private university. The institution plans to open a 10‑acre, LEED‑certified campus in phases, with the first phase slated...
