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  • Volume 8, Issue 41: HTML
    Published on: December 16, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Canadian universities go hunting for grads in China
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - As the Gulf gulps, NYU opens Abu Dhabi campus
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Irish ire. Dublin's Mayor wants more student visas
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Being nice takes you the extra mile
  • Volume 8, Issue 40: HTML
    Published on: December 9, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – New regulation for university accreditation in India
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - China to grant 20,000 scholarships to foreign students in 2010
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Police answer to foreign students' safety in Australia
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Air cabin quality myths
  • Volume 8, Issue 39: HTML
    Published on: December 2, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Report urges national standards for colleges, universities
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Private foreign universities in the UK offerinternational students more for their money
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Three-year China-Africa partnership a go!
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Money matters abroad
  • Volume 8, Issue 38: HTML
    Published on: November 18, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – CBIE conference raises many questions about Canada’s role in global market for graduate programs
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Australia raises the bar on international students
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Will UK University fee reviews impact foreign students?
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Taxicab safety when travelling
  • Volume 8, Issue 37: HTML
    Published on: November 5, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – India woos US universities
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - We’re number 1! Europe dominates in Business Schools and but the US holds firm on University rankings
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Update on Nigeria: Universities re-open
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Travel germs: practical tips to avoid picking up unwanted passengers on your trip
  • Volume 8, Issue 36: HTML
    Published on: October 28, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – India’s Institutes of Technology and Management to attract more foreign students
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - The writing’s on the wall: Australia’s student recruitment numbers unsustainable
    • OVER THE COUNTER – UK Universities court India and China for partnerships
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Eating safe while travelling   
  • Volume 8, Issue 35: HTML
    Published on: October 21, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Sweden fears drop in international student numbers
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Africa: Striking university staff and students signal more delays
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Fall in international aid marks decline in student applicants from India to the US
    • GLOBE TIPPING – What’s the beef: Eating tips for the vegetarian traveler
  • Volume 8, Issue 34: HTML
    Published on: October 14, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Times Higher Education World Rankings Published
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - US Expansion into Australia met with Trepidation
    • OVER THE COUNTER – International Student Figures Double in the UK
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Avoiding Travel Mishaps
  • Volume 8, Issue 33: HTML
    Published on: October 7, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Saudi Embraces North America’s Academia
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Talent Search: Global competition for international students
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Changing tides: Chinese students increasingly flock to the US
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Lost in Translation
  • Volume 8, Issue 32: HTML
    Published on: October 2, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Scotland: International student numbers hold firm as local students drop
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - International Students heading to Holland
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Taiwan keeps it’s doors shut a little longer to Chinese students
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Driving abroad – understanding the logistics
  • Volume 8, Issue 31: HTML
    Published on: September 23, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Asian Students Staying Closer to Home
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - UK University Funding Cuts Signals Drive for more Foreign Students
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Malaysia Ups the Ante on Foreign Students
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Cultural Barriers: The Dos and Donts
  • Volume 8, Issue 30: HTML
    Published on: September 16, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Turkmenistan Students Stranded Following New Rules On Studying Abroad
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - UK/US Collaboration On Higher Education
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Foreign Students To Pay Fees In Sweden
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Travel Bugs: How To Avoid Getting Sick
  • Volume 8, Issue 29: HTML
    Published on: September 9, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – International Campuses on the Rise
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Skepticism over Malaysia’s plans to become a Regional Education Hub
    • OVER THE COUNTER – A Piece of the Pie: Australia to set up Shop in India
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Sitting Pretty: Looking Fresh after Long Haul Flights
  • Volume 8, Issue 28: HTML
    Published on: August 26, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Caught in the net: US universities rated highest on web presence
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Irish students seek their luck further afield
    • OVER THE COUNTER – UNESCO ranks China highest for students internationally
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Travel light, travel smart
  • Volume 8, Issue 27: HTML
    Published on: August 16, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Loyalty Scheme: Queensland University pays students...to get more students!
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Shaken, but not stirring: English Universities reject proposals to change admissions process
    • OVER THE COUNTER –To PhD or not to PhD: India's 14 open universities banned from conducting research programmes
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Penny Pinching: Travelling Smart
  • Volume 8, Issue 26: HTML
    Published on: July 29, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Swimming against the tide: UK universities say no thanks to increase in applications
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - PAK calls its own back
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Australia can’t stop the presses. More bad news in India
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Race against time
  • Volume 8, Issue 25: HTML
    Published on: July 16, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Canadian universities fight back against cheaters
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - All eyes on Ghana
    • OVER THE COUNTER – Growing numbers of Chinese students travel to U.S
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Green means “GO”
  • Volume 8, Issue 24: HTML
    Published on: July 2, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Canadian Education Centre Network. 1995-2009 (RIP)
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Dead Walking ? CECN in, or out, of business ?
  • Volume 8, Issue 23: HTML
    Published on: June 24, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Foreign students may prevent US bubble from bursting
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - 'Perfect storm' brewing--strict rules, tight budgets and flu
    • OVER THE COUNTER - International education gets another shot in India
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Hotel safety
  • Volume 8, Issue 22: HTML
    Published on: June 17, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – No brand, high visa refusal rate deterring students from Ireland
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Australia's fake documents coming to light
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Scottish jobs to attract Indian talent
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Protect yourself from H1N1
  • Volume 8, Issue 21: HTML
    Published on: June 10, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Australia still reeling
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Stopping scams from the inside
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Medicine without Merit
    • GLOBE TIPPING – North American travel? Passports now required
  • Volume 8, Issue 20: HTML
    Published on: June 3, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Indian storm breaks over Australia
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Dubai marketed as “the most exciting city in the desert”
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Economic downturn keeping Vietnamese students at home
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Travel tips coming to an iPhone near you
  • Volume 8, Issue 19: HTML
    Published on: May 27, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Canadian universities are “hidden gems”
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - New UK rules rejecting genuine students
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Fight is on for Turkish students
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Corporate travel feeling the pinch
  • Volume 8, Issue 18: HTML
    Published on: May 20, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Korea's B-schools on the move
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - 90 percent drop in registered UK institutions could hurt UK brand
    • OVER THE COUNTER - A little debt could go a long way in Australia
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Dress like a local
  • Volume 8, Issue 17: HTML
    Published on: May 13, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – French unis collaborate to attract international nuclear students
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Canadian Immigration tires of defense, goes on offence
    • OVER THE COUNTER - “Remarkable” leap in enrollment in Australia
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Beat the heat
  • Volume 8, Issue 16: HTML
    Published on: May 6, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Denmark gets into the game
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - New Zealand's five-year masters hinders int'l recruitment 
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Chinese overseas education growing in three trends
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Green hotels
  • Volume 8, Issue 15: HTML
    Published on: April 29, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Australia's new drive
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - UK exports prestige, brings in revenue
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Hong Kong families bringing children home
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Magellan's World Wide Tipping Guide
  • Volume 8, Issue 14: HTML
    Published on: April 22, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Indians in New Zealand for education up 300 percent in six years
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Continent giving the UK a run for its money
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Issues don't dampen interest in the UAE
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Flight carrier goes belly up
  • Volume 8, Issue 13: HTML
    Published on: April 15, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Higher UK fees may mean fewer Nigerian students
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Students and scams. The stakes get serious.
    • OVER THE COUNTER - India's reverse brain-drain
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Long, long term weather forecast
  • Volume 8, Issue 12: HTML
    Published on: April 8, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Going to the USA? Show me the money!
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Dodging its own "dodgy" schools
    • OVER THE COUNTER - International students in Australia equal dollars, jobs
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Go green
  • Volume 8, Issue 11: HTML
    Published on: April 1, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – University of Pennsylvania to cosign international student loans
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Increased promotional efforts paying off in Canada
    • OVER THE COUNTER - University of Alberta aims for the top
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Early bird flyer
  • Volume 8, Issue 10: HTML
    Published on: March 25, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Finding foreign students... Unprecedented. Intense. Desperate.
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - UK's new visa system fuzzy in the details
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Australia invests in future enrollment
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Wrinkle-free packing
  • Volume 8, Issue 9: HTML
    Published on: March 18, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Phuket: all play and no work
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - New Zealand competes for Chinese students
    • OVER THE COUNTER - New UK initiative to attract post-graduates
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Know your dough
  • Volume 8, Issue 8: HTML
    Published on: March 11, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Australian enrollment: changing the tides?
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Off-shore. Off the mark.
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Half a million international students in Australia in 2008
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Mis-stamped visas in the UAE
  • Volume 8, Issue 7: HTML
    Published on: March 4, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Half a million international students in Australia in 2008
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Harvard secures international student loans with JPMorgan Chase
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Unexpected UK visa application fee increase could harm enrollment
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Avoid flight-related risks
  • Volume 8, Issue 6: HTML
    Published on: February 25, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – US tuition changes a sign of things to come
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Australia's enrollment outlook optimistic
    • OVER THE COUNTER - International students capitalize on falling New Zealand dollar
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Two phones, two SIMs, big savings
  • Volume 8, Issue 5: HTML
    Published on: February 18, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – UK international strategy “incoherent”
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - Plagiarism or “patch writing?”
    • OVER THE COUNTER - UK visa rules could prove costly
    • GLOBE TIPPING –Skype vs long distance
  • Volume 8, Issue 4: HTML
    Published on: February 11, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Getting a UK student visa: it's a rap
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - UK/Pakistan summit highlights market prospects, challenges
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Smile... you're on the "candid" consultant's camera!
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Winter delays
  • Volume 8, Issue 3: HTML
    Published on: February 4, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Aberdeen's international students worth £75 million a year
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - EU instruction in English may syphon students from Britain
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Conflicting reports on Australian overseas enrollment
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Exiting India: a closer look
  • Volume 8, Issue 2: HTML
    Published on: January 28, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Lower costs lure American students north
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - TOEFL fraud in Hyderabad
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Korean international education spending drops 51%
    • GLOBE TIPPING – Portable power
  • Volume 8, Issue 1: HTML
    Published on: January 21, 2009

    • THE PLAYING FIELD – Indian students one year closer to US post-grad
    • ABROAD PERSPECTIVE - International students “cash cows”
    • OVER THE COUNTER - Large loans in lean times
    • GLOBE TIPPING – When more than just the travel bug bites

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