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Study in the USA: INTEAD has released a special edition report on emerging markets as part of their research series in collaboration with FPP EDU Media (Know Your Neighborhood, which aims to help US educators with recruiting and marketing in specific regions). The report is based on survey responses gathered over June and July last …
Who knows sports dynamics better than one of the world’s best recognized sports brands? Who understands language learning needs better than one of the world's most popular language networks? The Verbalists Language Network is proud to represent for yet another successful year the NIKE tennis summer camps for young learners between 10 and 17 years …
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From November 3 - 5, 2019, the representatives of PRODIREKT and the Verbalists Language Network attended the ICEF Workshop in Berlin. It was the 8th time we participated in this leading international networking forum focused on education. The 26th annual conference attracted 2,833 participants from 1,733 organizations in 104 countries. It is always exciting and …
A new study from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) highlights the relative attractiveness of the business schools in leading study destinations. The framing of the study, Early Warning Signals: Winners and Losers in the Global Race for Talent, is very compelling. It looks at trends in international application volumes and related policy, but also …
As a leading academic consultancy and language education agency, PRODIREKT, with its Verbalists Language Network, was once more invited by FEDELE to participate in the most important language travel event in Spain. We had an opportunity to visit ten Spanish language schools and to have numerous meetings with the owners and directors of 31 schools …
It used to be – and not that very long ago – that the list of most important languages in the world to know would have been quite small. French, English, Spanish, and German would have made the list, plus a handful of others depending on where in Europe and Asia one lived. Accordingly, these were …
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U.S. News & World Report just published one of its most reputable university ranking lists, and this time the universities in the USA have been evaluated. The 2020 Best National Universities ranking includes a mix of public and private research institutions that offer a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. These are the …
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The UK has announced a new Graduate Visa that will allow international students to remain for two years after completing degree programs, a reversal of a policy introduced in 2012 and a move welcomed by the international education industry. The new post-study work rights system for international students was unveiled by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, …
For all student visa applications submitted from September 1, applicants will be required to transfer €10,236 into a blocked account, an increase from the current requirement of €8,640. The blocked account is the most common means for international students for demonstrating that they have sufficient credit balances to cover the costs for the duration of …
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We had the honor to be invited by ILAC (International Language Academy of Canada) to the Canada Partnership Forum (CPF), which took place in Vancouver, from 19 to 24 April. PRODIREKT was one of the 120 leading higher education agents in the world at the event. We spent 4 days with the representatives of the …
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