English test for Aussie spousal visas
Australia’s federal budget in October included a surprise announcement that an English language test would be introduced for applicants for a “Subclass 300 Prospective...
Netherlands student visas down 50 per cent
Figures for student visa applications for the Netherlands, released at the end of August, are believed to be around 50 per cent down on...
Indian government mother-tongue education policy not mandatory
Following the Indian government’s recent adoption of a National Education Policy recommending teaching in “mother tongue or local language” rather than English “where possible,”...
Bangladeshi parents demand fee waiver
Parents of students at English-medium schools, organised as the Bangladesh English Medium Schools Forum, held a press conference in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, in September,...
News in brief
BELARUS: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the presidential candidate in the recent Belarusian election who was forced to flee to Lithuania, is a former English teacher. As...
Syrian refugee girls shine
On 4 August, a massive explosion in the Beirut harbour area left huge parts of the Lebanese capital in ruins. The next morning at...
