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language tertiary
Ireland launches international education strategy

IRELaND’S EDuCaTIoN Minister, Richard List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) earlier this growth experience in Ireland in recent years
Bruton, has announced plans to increase the year, a database of providers in the two sectors will continue. MEI is continuously working to
value of the country’s international education authorised to accept non-EU nationals on open new markets and develop new markets.
sector to €2.1 billion by 2020 by welcoming more student visas (ST Magazine, March 2016, p.6). The challenge for all of us in the international
students to its universities and ELT schools. The Education Ministry www.education. English language sector in Ireland is to focus on
The Minister set international student ie said funding under Ireland’s strategy would areas and countries that will continue to grow in
targets of 44,000 in higher education – a 33 be directed at promotional and marketing the years ahead, in addition to the strong markets
per cent increase – and 132,500 in the English campaigns in key markets such as the USA, such as Italy, Spain and France who traditionally
language sector, a rise of 25 per cent. China, India, Brazil, Malaysia and the Gulf have been the backbone of the sector in Ireland.”
The economic value of international students Region, while there would be increased focus on The government strategy highlights
in the higher education sector would increase high-potential market opportunities in Canada, specialised programmes (academic and ESP)
from €819 million in 2014/15 to €1.15 billion by Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, Chile, and English plus courses as potential growth
2019/20 if the targets are met, the Ministry said, Argentina and Nigeria. areas for the ELT industry.
while the ELT segment would grow from €760 David O’Grady, CEO of Marketing In assessments of the global value of the
million to €960 million. English in Ireland www.mei.ie, welcomed the ELT industry, the Ministry of Education used
The government previously signalled its ELT focus in the strategy and said, “Feedback StudyTravel Magazine’s annual Global Market
intention to focus on the higher education and from our international partners remains Report – see page 30 for the latest edition. At the
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language secondary tertiary vocational associated
agency association launched in argentina

THE aRGENTINE STuDY Abroad Association Gustavo Viale, Owner of InterWay partner agents first so as to raise awareness of
www.arsaa.net (ARSAA) has been established Educational Consultancy www. the importance of establishing this association
with the aim of representing, interwayconsultancy. and creating a sense of belonging, which will,
regulating and expanding the agency com, and Enrique in turn, attract more partners and make the
industry in the country. Helmbrecht, Owner of association grow and become strong enough
Gabriela Ardito, inaugural Coined International to get government recognition more easily and
President of ARSAA and Owner http://intercoined.com, quickly,” she said.
of founder member agency are the other board Commenting on industry support for an
VCE International www.vce- members and founder Argentine agency association, Gabriela said
international.com, told ST Magazine agents of the latest that the global Federation of Education and
that the association intended to add industry association. Language Consultant Associations (Felca)
value to the sector by: regulating the way it Gabriela explained that the association is www.felca.org had welcomed her to participate
functions; raising awareness of the industry now promoting itself to potential members. in its AGMs since last year. “From then on,
at governmental level; stimulating the “We are in the process of registering the I have always been in contact with Felca and
institutionalisation of relations between agents association within the framework of Argentine President, Maura Leão, who has very kindly
in all regions of the country; and expanding the legal regulations, but that takes a long time offered to provide help and guidance on setting
business to avoid monopolies. and we believe we need to start recruiting up our association.”
language secondary
Kings Education to open new year-round centres

KINGS EDuCaTIoN www.kingseducation. the UK, a brand new facility with on-site County, 30 minutes from central Manhattan,
com has announced the opening of two new residential accommodation. where facilities include indoor tennis courts,
year-round colleges in the UK and USA, Kings said the purpose-built campus a library and on-site accommodation, the
both catering to English language and pre- would include classrooms equipped with company said.
university international students. “cutting-edge learning technology”, a student Already a destination for Kings’
From April 2017, the company will caféteria, science labs, an art studio, an outside OnCampus Plus and university preparation
welcome students to Kings Brighton in courtyard and two floors of single, en-suite programmes, the Concordia centre will also
study bedrooms. offer year-round English courses for adult
English programmes at the students, including intensive, compact and
Kings Brighton school include vacation courses and Toefl preparation.
an intensive course, English plus Andrew Hutchinson, Director of Kings
Business and Digital Media, and Education, said, “We are delighted to be
preparation for Ielts and Cambridge offering these brand new options for our
exams, while the pre-university students within two of the world’s most
portfolio covers GCSE, A-level and popular destinations for international study.
foundation programmes. While both offer unique benefits to students,
Meanwhile, Kings New York they share the common hallmark of Kings – a
will be based on the campus of warm, friendly college environment which is
Concordia College, a USA liberal just right for international students, not too
the new Kings brighton school arts institution in Westchester big and not too small.”

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