Figures released today reveal that more than 3 million students have benefitted from EU Erasmus grants since the exchange scheme’s launch in 1987. The statistics, covering the 2011-2012 academic year, also show that the programme enabled more than 250 000...
UK, US and Australian universities are among the best in the world but also among the most expensive. The US is particularly well versed when it comes to charging a premium rate – the average cost of a US undergraduate degree has risen by 375% since 1988. And with...
StudentUniverse discusses the reasons why traveling abroad helps students enhance their personal and professional development. As students prepare to head back to college this Fall, many grapple with the decision to study abroad. Students tend to focus their...
Tom Kennedy, the entrepreneur who, together with Ray Nolan, made a fortune selling the Hostelworld business to private equity for over €200m in 2010, is back with a venture that may change forever how and where we spend the night. Kennedy’s Dublin headquartered...
Why do students from certain countries learn English more easily than students in other places? Why do the most effective strategies for teaching English to Russian and Chinese students differ greatly from those used to teach native speakers? Could a better...
Sydni Heron treated machete wounds and helped deliver a baby at a small-town clinic in Ecuador following her graduation from Ames High School in Iowa. Now, she’s headed to college to study nursing. Heron, 19, took what in the U.S. remains an unconventional route...
