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While many international pathways to higher
education were temporarily blocked amid the
Covid-19 pandemic, Joshua Walton learns how
education providers have maintained or created
new pathways to aid the sector’s recovery.

lAnguAge tertiAry

Photos above and middle: GV Victoria

athway providers across the programmes for students in Canada, college group also making a pledge to
globe faced the same frustra- Australia and India, reports, “This past students staying at its campuses in
Ptions and uncertainty as many year, we introduced online learning the USA and the UK detailing measures
other schools in the international options to allow more flexibility and it would take to ensure their safety
education industry due to Covid-19, ensure that students could continue and wellbeing.
however, many retain a positive out- on their paths towards achieving their Bogie says, “Students and agents
look for the remainder of 2021/2022. higher education goals, uninterrupted, continue to book online courses into
by starting programmes abroad and 2021 and we will continue to offer vir-
Facing uncertainty being ready to take their seat in our tual classes even after the pandemic
ILSC classrooms, at Greystone College is over due to the demand and diver-
“Like many schools at the onset of or at our pathway partner schools sity of new markets and students.”
the pandemic, ILAC felt a moment once borders began to reopen.”
of panic when borders closed and New initiatives
student arrivals were literally stopped Sustaining pathways
in mid-air,” says Bogie Lapinski at Schools have also been reimagining
the International Language Academy Many other schools also responded their pathway portfolios over the past
of Canada (ILAC) www.ilac.com. “The to restrictions imposed on face-to- year, launching courses to target new
initial challenge we faced, if only face teaching during the pandemic by markets and attract international
briefly, was hesitation from students switching to offer online programmes, student enrolments.
and partners - students wanted to with some deciding to continue offer- CATS will offer two new pathway
wait for in-person classes to resume, ing online or hybrid programmes as programmes from September this year
agents didn’t believe they could sell in-person teaching resumed. - University Foundation Programme
programmes during a pandemic, and At global pathway provider CATS (UFP) Engineering and UFP Financial
pathway partners weren’t sure the Colleges www.catseducation.com, Trading. Eliza says, “CATS London is
quality of training online could meet Eliza Senatorova says course provision the first school in Europe to have the
original requirements.” switched rapidly and smoothly from Bloomberg Lab, as London is the best
Nadine Baladi at ILSC Education face-to-face to online in response city for business. The Engineering Pro-
Group www.ilsc.com, which provides to the pandemic last year, with the gramme is for students taking Maths/

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