President and CEO of IES Abroad, Mary Dwyer, was presented with the PIEoneer Award for Outstanding Contribution to the international education industry for her leadership, collaboration, and research over more than 20 years. Dywer is one of the first female CEOs of a global study abroad provider and has invested significant effort in supporting women in the […]
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S. Korea growth boosted by Vietnamese boon
The number of international students at universities and graduate schools in South Korea continued to rise in 2018, according to annual figures. However, the number of Chinese students has dropped below 50%, signalling shift in student population in the Republic has continued. Student numbers rose by 14.8% from April to April according to the National Institute for International […]
WYSE survey shows rise of mixed travel
Young travellers are increasingly combining leisure and study in their holidays, a survey of the youth, student and educational travel market conducted by WYSE Travel Federation revealed. The New Horizon survey, conducted every five years by WYSE, this year attracted more than 57,000 responses from 188 countries. The survey picked up six ‘millennial’ and ‘Generation Z’ travel […]
GLL and Lead5050 to co-host WIE Awards
Global Leadership League and Lead5050 have teamed up to co-host the Women in International Education Awards 2018 to celebrate the achievements of women in the international education sector. The WIE Awards were created in 2017 by Lead5050 and has a diverse range of awards including ‘Inspirational Woman of the Year’ with new categories including the award for […]
Duolingo launches Hindi course for English speakers
Duolingo has launched a Hindi language course for English speakers. The course was always on the language learning app’s agenda, The PIE News understands, as it is one of the world’s top five spoken languages, and there was a high demand in the language learning market. This was proven by the 152,000 people who enrolled on the launch day. Sam […]