The former SAT administrator and owner of the GRE offered buyouts to most of its U.S. workforce Tuesday morning, kickstarting its second round of job cuts in under a year. Educational Testing Services, the longtime administrator of the SAT, offered voluntary buyouts to every U.S. employee with more than two years of service on Tuesday morning. It’s the second major round of job cuts within the past year at the standardized testing pioneer, which has struggled to maintain its foothold in the shrinking assessment space. Source

Some 2,000 education agencies across 125 countries have now been vetted through ICEF’s Agency Status program. Source

From 1 July 2024, holders of a Visitor Visa in Australia will not be able to apply for a Student Visa onshore, in new rules announced today by the Source

IHE has released its manifesto for higher education, containing 10 recommendations for the next UK government. Source

Universities in Australia have increased their investigative departments due to a record number of misconduct cases involving thousands of students cheating and paying for work. Forensic IT has helped investigators uncover more dishonest students, and the increasing return of international students has raised concerns about a visa fraud black market. The Tertiary Education Quality and Source

The Albanese government’s migration cuts have triggered staff cutbacks at colleges and recruitment firms, and at least one university has imposed a hiring freeze. Source

Universities Australia chief executive Luke Sheehy appeared on Sky News Australia ahead of the federal election, to defend the value of international students to Australia’s education system. Source

The 2023-2024 policy review for from UKCISA identified negative political rhetoric and data deficiencies among the issues impacting UK HE. Source

A new report from British Council and Studyportals, “Mapping English-taught Programmes Worldwide,” reveals that in 2024, there are 22% more on-campus English-taught bachelor’s and master’s programmes (ETPs) being delivered globally than in 2021. Much of the growth has occurred in alternative (“non-traditional”) destinations. Data for the report was primarily drawn from Studyportals’ database, which comprises… Source