The International Student Blog

The international community and the net in general is buzzing at the moment as a video has surfaced of a student who is being tasered by UCLA police. What’s more the student appears to be Muslim, and though unconfirmed what appears to have happened is that when asked the student failed to show a valid [...]

During International Education Week 2006, the Open Doors Survey released it annual results of international student mobility in and out of the USA, and the signs are looking promising that the number of international students coming to the USA are on the rise again. Though the official figures show a slight fall from the previous [...]

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As some of you may already know, International Education Week 2006 (IEW) starts next monday on the 13th November and lasts all week until the 17th November 2006. IEW is a week of celebrations and promotions to enhance and promote international education to the world – and at InternationalStudent.com we have a few treats lined [...]

The latest issue of the International Student Newsletter is on its way to you all now! This month we have: In this issue: – Introduction – $2,000 Holiday Travel Contest — Video Entries Only! – i-to-i Save 20% on Online English teaching courses – Talk to the world – ESL Courses – Featured Service: iCallAbroad.com [...]

Would you like to win $2,000? Stupid question I know, but the brand new InternationalStudent.com Holiday Travel Competition has been launched and will net one lucky winner $2,000 to travel around the world! All you need to do is create a video telling us why we should send you away – be as funny, serious, [...]

Learn more at:http://www.iCallAbroad.com

At last – we are pleased to announce the launch of the brand new iCallAbroad.com website! The new site, which provides new services and (of course) improved usability has been launched today with a full press roll out expected next week, but I wanted to let all our blog readers know first! The new site [...]

Just something that I use on a daily basis, so I know other students will find it handy is the timeanddate.com website which provides you with the time in major cities around the world! Certainly helps me http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

From an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, it has been reported that the British government has asked university lecturers and staff to “spy” on asian looking students as they believe the countries universities have become a breeding ground for Muslim extremists. According to the article, which cites The Guardian newspaper in the UK, [...]