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International schooling and fees: What expat families should expect in 2025
International schooling and fees: What expat families should expect in 2025
As signs of global inflation begin to wane, expatriate families still find their expenses climbing. The financial strain of educating children intensifies with higher living costs and tax increases due to government reforms. How can you secure a quality education for your children in this challenging financial landscape? What alternatives exist to traditional international schools?
Where do expats pay the highest international school fees?
Where do expats pay the highest international school fees?
We tend to breathe a sigh of relief when the company sending us overseas covers our children's tuition fees, either fully or partially. This support is crucial, especially considering the significant costs associated with enrolling children in international schools abroad. Which countries have notably expensive schooling, and what factors contribute to these high fees?
How rising study costs affect students' choice to study abroad
How rising study costs affect students' choice to study abroad
Amid the crisis and stringent immigration policies, students around the globe are reviewing their plans to move abroad. While their desire to study overseas persists, they are dedicating more time to budget planning. Traditional popular destinations are becoming less attractive, thus boosting new international education hubs. Below is an analysis.
How to help your child thrive in an overseas school
How to help your child thrive in an overseas school
Adjusting to a new country, school, language, and culture and forming new friendships can be quite challenging for an expat child. Here are some practical tips to assist you, as an expatriate parent, in preparing your child for their integration into a new school abroad and monitoring their progress effectively.
Top destinations for budget-friendly overseas education
Top destinations for budget-friendly overseas education
Has studying abroad become a distant dream? As the cost of living escalates and stringent policies tighten in popular expat hubs, aspiring international students are reconsidering their choices. This reevaluation is guiding them toward more budget-friendly countries that provide educational opportunities comparable to those of the most desirable destinations.
Which nationalities study abroad more and why?
Which nationalities study abroad more and why?
Studies show that Chinese and Indian international students make up the largest portion of the student population in top study-abroad destinations, outnumbering students from other countries. While students from countries like South Korea, Nepal, and Nigeria also study abroad in significant numbers, their totals fall short of reaching the hundreds of thousands of students from China and India.
How to manage studying abroad with children
How to manage studying abroad with children
Is it possible to study abroad with your child? As international mobility evolves, navigating the recent immigration reforms in major destinations has become essential. So, how can prospective international students successfully relocate abroad with their children?  
Europe: Where to go for jobs, studies, and retirement
Europe: Where to go for jobs, studies, and retirement
While the United States, Canada, and Australia remain prime destinations for expats, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Switzerland are also highly appreciated. Other European countries are also drawing in a diverse group of working professionals, students, and retirees. But what do these countries offer, and what are the benefits of relocating there?
International students in Canada: Rising against new immigration policies
International students in Canada: Rising against new immigration policies
Many are discussing a potential point of no return. Is the perception of Canada as a welcoming land of immigrants shifting? Amid an unprecedented housing crisis, the government is scaling back its immigration goals yet still praises the economic contributions of foreign talent. Despite this, many affected—especially students—view these policy changes as significant obstacles to their aspirations in Canada. This article offers a detailed analysis of the situation.
How to transition back home after graduating overseas
How to transition back home after graduating overseas
After spending a few exciting years studying abroad, some international students decide to return home to work. What should they anticipate upon their return? What practical matters must they address, and what challenges and opportunities await them?
Parents reluctant to let you study abroad? How to convince them
Parents reluctant to let you study abroad? How to convince them
Some parents are very hesitant to let their child study abroad. They may be concerned about the financial burden of funding an international education. Conservative or deeply religious parents may fear their child could be influenced by a foreign culture and "forget" their roots. It can have an element of sexism, for some parents harbor these fears more about their daughters. They might also be concerned that their child will experience loneliness or face racism and xenophobia. If your parents share these concerns, how can you convince them to let you study abroad? Here are some tips.
Stuck in the wrong study abroad program? Here's how to transform your journey
Stuck in the wrong study abroad program? Here's how to transform your journey
You envisioned "living your best life" as an international student. You had chosen your dream university in your dream country. But the dream abruptly stopped upon arriving in the host country. The selected program was far from what you had imagined, and nothing seems right. How do you face the year under these conditions? Is it possible to switch majors?
Exams you need to crack if you want to study abroad
Exams you need to crack if you want to study abroad
Studying abroad is a bold move. You will be putting yourself in an entirely new environment while trying to handle the pressures of higher education. But it's also a bold move that tends to pay off. Studying abroad can open doors to new professional opportunities, enrich you culturally and socially, and even help you learn a new language.
University crisis: How visa policies affect international students
University crisis: How visa policies affect international students
Will students soon have to give up on studying abroad? In their efforts to control immigration, popular countries are implementing measures that are challenging students' plans to move overseas. How do visa restrictions and increased fees impact universities and education? How can students consider studying abroad in this context?
Innovation as a profession: Your pathway to a successful career abroad
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Innovation as a profession: Your pathway to a successful career abroad
Innovation is an organizational process that has been expanding over the past few decades, gradually occupying substantial and increasingly strategic spaces within companies. Innovating has become a profession that requires versatile experts with a holistic vision. To innovate, you need creative and systematic individuals. Surprisingly, we are all creative; we all have inherent creativity, even if we don't practice it (it's often stifled by corporate culture). Just think about how ideas flow when we are relaxed (driving, walking, swimming). The leader of innovation harnesses creativity and systematically and deliberately seeks new ideas both inside and outside the core business (by collecting data, diving into analyses and reports, tracking the environment, or through specific tasks).
Why studying abroad is the best decision you'll ever make
Why studying abroad is the best decision you'll ever make
Despite economic gloom and restrictive immigration policies, many students are still eager to try their luck abroad, even if their home country has excellent universities. What motivates them to study abroad?
Beyond the glamour: The reality of being a student abroad
Beyond the glamour: The reality of being a student abroad
Being an international student is more than just an adventure; it's an opportunity to learn, grow, and lose yourself in the charm of foreign cultures. But don't be fooled by the Instagram photos that only show the highlights. Behind every snapshot is a brave student facing real daily challenges. Here's a look into international student life through several testimonials.
Boosting European education: EU's plan for a European diploma explained
Boosting European education: EU's plan for a European diploma explained
To stand out on the international job market and further strengthen the position of the European Union, the European Commission announced the creation of a European diploma. What does this mean for potential international students in Europe?