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Hungarian government to boost high school students’ language learning abroad with €180m

12-MAR-2020

Hungarian Government supporting language learning abroad, Verbalists

An estimated €180 million in funding will be provided by the Hungarian government to support some 90,000 of the country’s students when they travel to the UK, Ireland, Malta, Germany, Austria, France and China this summer to take part in two-week language courses.

Each student will be awarded €2,000, meaning the government will provide around €180m in funding. However, the total funding could exceed that figure significantly as exact numbers are still unknown and as many as 140,000 students are eligible for the scheme.

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A new post-Brexit UK immigration system will place European students under the same rules as non-EU counterparts

study in uk and brexit consequences for eu students prodirekt

The UK’s Home Office has announced a new post-Brexit immigration system that will place European students under the same rules as non-EU counterparts and introduce a points-based system for skilled work and student visas.

In the initial outline of the new system – due to take effect from 1 January 2021 – the government has also said the EU citizens will be treated as non-visa nationals, and that the use of ID cards for entry by European citizens will be phased out. READ MORE

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The most important factors for South American students when planning for study in the USA

the most important factors for students when planning for study in 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 year from more than 12,000 respondents in Latin America and Africa. We will focus our article on South America given the fact that most students being advised and/or recruited by PRODIREKT and our Verbalists Language Network come from Mexico and Brazil. READ MORE

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A visit to our students at the NIKE Tennis & English Camp

Nike Tennis and English Camps in the UK, Verbalists

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 of age,

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ICEF Berlin 2019 – More affordable study abroad opportunities for students coming from the emerging markets

ICEF Berlin education event, PRODIREKT

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.

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A sharp decline in USA and a surge in Canadian business schools applications by international students

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 takes a broader view in arguing that foreign enrollment trends in business schools are also an important indicator of how talent is moving around the world.

The report examines trends around business school admissions in a number of countries but highlights the situation in the US in particular. There it finds that READ MORE

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Getting to know the best Spanish language schools up close and personal – FEDELE Workshop 2019

Spending time with the best Spanish language schools, PRODIREKT and Verbalists are getting to know the best Spanish schools up close and personal – FEDELE Workshop 2019

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 that participated in the workshop.

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