While some indicate that universities are seeking to mitigate the impact by focusing on pre-sessional English provisions, concerns surrounding visa applications and widespread student anxiety remains. Chief executive of Universities UK, Alistair Jarvis, has called for government support at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic threatens a “major financial hit” which would put a lot […]
Dive Brief: Kentucky teacher Cheri Mann is one of numerous educators nationwide using unique strategies to keep recently immigrated students engaged in learning during coronavirus shutdowns, Chalkbeat reports. Rather than sending students a surplus of emails, Mann...
English language schools were hit hard, early into 2020, when Chinese student business dried up as the outbreak of coronavirus impacted Wuhan and China first. Then, as the pandemic took hold, “our Italian business disappeared overnight”, English UK’s interim chief...
English language school BLC in Bristol has also become a victim of the virus, English UK has confirmed. English Studio was owned by Ireland-based Kinlay Group, which also owned and operated travel firm USIT Ireland – which is also going into administration. “We have...
Partnering with India-based assessment company MeritTrac Services, Paragon will open a number of locations in India where students will be able to sit the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program – General and the Canadian Academic English Language Test –...
