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Studyportals CEO Edwin van Rest appointed as Director of the ...

The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen) is the oldest 'Learned Society' in the Netherlands. Since its establishment in 1752, the KHMW has been involved in promoting science and building bridges between academia and society. Appointments ...

Cara Skikne

February 14, 2023

New report urges universities to diversify source countries ...

A new report from Studyportals, Diversify with Data: Insights for Higher Ed Institutions urges colleges and universities to think about the diversity of source countries for student recruitment. Report summary: The report gives an overview of past enrolments from UNESCO to show there is only a handful of sour ...

Cara Skikne

February 7, 2023

Studyportals Monterrey office officially opens ...

Studyportals’ Monterrey office is officially open. This past week, Studyportals CEO Edwin van Rest joined the team to host a ceremonial opening of the new and improved office in Monterrey, Mexico. [rl_gallery id="21513"] Plans to re-open the office had been in place for quite some time as the team h ...

Cara Lambregts

January 17, 2023

MPOWER Financing and Studyportals Partner to Enhance Interna ...

The two leading international education companies are committed to supporting students from around the world in pursuing high-quality education abroad January, 2023 – MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to promising international students, announced a str ...

Cara Skikne

January 9, 2023

UK must not deprioritise European student recruitment amid B ...

A major new report from UUKi and Studyportals urges the UK Government and universities to prioritise European student recruitment, and makes recommendations for stabilising and regrowing student numbers in opportunity markets. European students make up the second largest group of international students in the UK, an ...

Cara Skikne

November 4, 2022

Subject areas to watch for 2023

Eindhoven, September 2022 – A new report from Studyportals identifies the subject areas where student interest is growing, and where the global supply of programmes is lagging behind demand. The analysis in this report is based on two key metrics: Demand is expressed as pageviews on Studyportals generated by 52 ...

Cara Skikne

September 29, 2022

Intelligence Group and Studyportals join forces in providing ...

Eindhoven/Rotterdam - 22 September 2022 Employers worldwide are struggling with the problem of finding out which colleges and universities graduate which students. This is apart from the question of how best to recruit these students locally. By linking the global data of almost 250,000 Bachelor and Master programme ...

Cara Lambregts

September 22, 2022

Aon and Studyportals to provide Insurance for International ...

New student insurance programme for more than 52 million students Eindhoven, 6 September 2022 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and Studyportals, a global study choice platform, today announced their initiative to offer international student Insurance to visitors across the wo ...

Cara Skikne

September 6, 2022

Student demand surges for destinations Italy, Portugal, and ...

A new report from Studyportals examines student demand for English-taught programmes in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The report is based on anonymous behavioural data of tens of millions of visitors to Studyportals’ Bachelorsportal and Mastersportal. Student demand for destination countries in the E ...

Cara Skikne

July 18, 2022

The supply and demand of Executive business programmes ...

Eindhoven, May 2022 - A recent Studyportals report explores trends surrounding the supply and demand of Executive Master’s programmes in Business & Management. It found that executive programmes currently cover only 3% of English-taught Master’s programmes in Business & Management. While there ar ...

Cara Skikne

May 18, 2022

Austrade and Studyportals partner to support Australian univ ...

A new report series from Austrade uses data and insights from Studyportals and Study Australia to understand the global and regional market dynamics shaping student choice. Eindhoven, Netherlands- 1 May 2022 – As we emerge from the unprecedented disruptions of a global pandemic, a new report series has been laun ...

Cara Skikne

May 1, 2022

Higher education: Before and after the outbreak ...

A new report from Studyportals gives insights into the lasting shifts brought on by the global pandemic by tracking changes in student interest between 2018 and 2021. This analysis is based on real-time student interest that is being collected on Studyportals websites and measured as pageviews. It is representati ...

Chelsea Samantha

March 24, 2022

Statement on the war in Ukraine

Studyportals is founded on the belief that international education can contribute to connecting our world, making it a more equal and tolerant place. We know at large the international education community shares this purpose with us. Therefore, we are terrified and upset at our core seeing the war in Ukraine unfold a ...

Chelsea Samantha

March 14, 2022

A new report from Studyportals and Unibuddy identifies 17 ne ...

A new report from Studyportals and Unibuddy identifies 17 new recruitment markets for universities based on growth and student interest to help universities diversify their international student bodies. Eindhoven, Netherlands, 27 January 2022 - Multiple governments, universities, and consultants have flagged the under ...

Chelsea Samantha

January 27, 2022

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77% growth in the number of English-taught programmes outsid ...

Almost one in five English-taught programmes are now offered outside of the Big Four study destinations (UK, US, Australia, and Canada), according to the first global overview published by British Council and Studyportals. Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1 December 2021 – The British Council and Studyportals launched the fi ...

Chelsea Samantha

December 8, 2021

Student satisfaction slips during the pandemic: down 4% glob ...

Still, student satisfaction remains at a high overall level of 4.06 out of 5. Student satisfaction with their online classroom experience (3.60) has been not at par with traditional learning, but there are exceptions. Students are generally satisfied with how universities have managed the COVID crisis (4.15). Eind ...

Chelsea Samantha

October 19, 2021

Unibuddy and Studyportals join forces to bring student ambas ...

The market leader in digital student engagement joins forces with the world’s largest study choice platform to help students looking to study abroad or online. This allows them to interact authentically with their peers to make the most informed decision that they possibly can. Universities now have the chance t ...

Isabela Santa Roza Dos Santos

October 7, 2021

Global Student Satisfaction Awards category nominees announc ...

Eindhoven, Netherlands, 30 September 2021 – We are proud to announce the category nominees for each region of the Global Student Satisfaction Awards. The Global Student Satisfaction Awards is the only global university recognition programme from the student perspective. This edition is powered by o ...

Isabela Santa Roza Dos Santos

September 30, 2021

Winners of the Studyportals International Distinction Awards ...

Eindhoven, 25 August 2021 For yet another year, Studyportals hosted the annual International Distinction Awards and awarded the scholarship to the two best candidates! The Awards were created in order to help students finance their studies abroad and lend them a hand in achieving their dreams! The 2021 ...

Dayana Pingelova

September 30, 2021

Recruitment 4.0: Universities must respond to changes in stu ...

Institutions need to rapidly respond to the exponential rise of data and use it to better target their recruitment. Students increasingly use data to inform their choices, says Dr David Pilsbury, Deputy Vice Chancellor, International at Coventry University. Whilst at Coventry University, Pilsbury has worked cl ...

Cara Skikne

June 21, 2021

Students asked to rate university COVID support and online l ...

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 26 May 2021 - Studyportals’ bi-annual Global Student Satisfaction Awards (GSSA) has added two new categories devoted to online learning and COVID-19 for 2021. The awards, delivered in collaboration with Times Higher Education and The PIE, are informed solely by student experience and f ...

Cara Skikne

May 26, 2021

Studyportals joins the Global Education Coalition launched b ...

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 18 March 2021 - Studyportals joins the Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO, pledging to build a future where no-one will be missing out on an education opportunity due to a lack of information. The Global Education Coalition is a platform designed to protect the right to education ...

Cara Skikne

March 17, 2021

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Studyportals announces new Chief Operating Officer ...

Eindhoven, 4th of November 2020 - Studyportals, the global study choice platform, is excited to announce that Peter Barnes joined the company as Chief Operating Officer in November 2020, forming a strong addition in the company’s strategic growth. Peter is a CIMA qualified Accountant with 20 years of experience in ...

Cara Skikne

November 5, 2020

STUDYPORTALS AND TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER TO DELIVER W ...

Eindhoven - London, 10 September 2020 - Times Higher Education (THE), the trusted global data partner for higher education, and Studyportals, the biggest education choice platform in the world, have today announced a partnership to help students looking to study abroad easily research and un ...

Cara Skikne

September 10, 2020

Studyportals Announces Winners of International Distinction ...

Eindhoven, 25 August 2020 - Studyportals awarded its first-ever self-funded scholarship to five aspiring students. The scholarship, formally named the International Distinction Awards, was set up in order to help students finance their studies abroad. Its goal is in line with the company’s outlook on higher education ...

Cara Skikne

August 27, 2020

36% of students consider changing their academic plans due t ...

Eindhoven, 29 May 2020 - Between 20 March and 10 April 2020, Studyportals conducted an online survey amongst 991 prospective international students in order to find out how they are perceiving the impact of COVID-19 in relation to their study plans and intentions to study abroad. To better capture the mood of internati ...

Cara Skikne

May 29, 2020

83% of higher education institutions expect a decrease of in ...

Eindhoven, 29 April 2020 - Higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of COVID-19 travel and social distancing measures, and many are looking for digital solutions to continue their operations. In order to understand how institutions are reacting to the current challenges brought ...

Cara Skikne

April 30, 2020

Studyportals launches interactive dashboard to monitor the i ...

Eindhoven, 8 April 2020 - Combining real-time student interest data with Johns Hopkins University Data Studyportals, the global study search platform, is pleased to announce that it has launched an interactive dashboard to help with monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international education and stude ...