New membership to AACSB

FIE has recently been granted membership with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Businesses (AACSB).

As an AACSB member, all employees at FIE have access to AACSB member benefits including AACSB Exchange. You can find out more about being a member here and how to register here.

AACSB Exchange is an online community exclusive to AACSB members, which now includes FIE and features relevant, member-generated content. AACSB Exchange is a networking tool to connect with peers and experts within the management education industry around the world. Each FIE employer is able to create an account and profile online to  become part of this network.

BBC reports on updates of Student Visa Cuts

The BBC recently published another online article regarding governments current consultation on plans to cut visas for international students. The latest of a series of features online by the BBC is a recent study conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institue (HEPI) which was released late last week. 

The intention by the Coalition government to cut student visas for international students have caused outcry from reputible organisations such as HEPI and includes a daming quote  by their director Bahram Bekhradnia saying: “This proposal, if implemented, will reverse what has become one of this country’s most successful recent economic growth areas.”

For the article by BBC News Education  Reporter Hannah Richardson see here.