August 8th, 2019 The UK continues to be a popular destination for international students pursuing their higher education. Here are a few facts on the UK and its role in international education: Number of international students studying in the UK higher education in 2017-2018: 458,490 Percentage of international students that account for the UKs total […]
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Grade Inflation at UK Universities – Update
November 30th, 2018 According to official figures released earlier this year, British universities have been awarding higher-class degrees at an unprecedented rate over the past decade, with at least one university issuing five times as many first-class degrees last year as it did a decade before. In other words, degrees are being “marked up”, meaning […]
10 Newsworthy Items on Education in the United Kingdom
July 11, 2013 Back when I was in school in England, the benchmark of completing secondary education was taking the external examinations known as the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (GCE O’level) and /or the Certificate of Secondary Education. (CSE). By the time I was in Form V (11th year of secondary school), my […]