(Published in PIE News, 17 July 2023) Students at universities in London are becoming increasingly restless as university marking boycotts approach their third month. The halt on marking is nationwide and is the culmination of failed industrial negotiations between the…
Is China an unlikely climate and wellbeing hero?
(Published in Political Economy Review, 29 march 2023) For many, putting ‘green economy’ and ‘China’ in the same sentence is an oxymoron. Push the idea to ‘leader in global climate governance’ and eyebrows will start raising. A new report from LSE’s…
Could Nigeria be exempt from IELTS?
(Published in PIE News, 02 June 2022) Since the beginning of this year, pressure has been building on the IELTS examination in Nigeria. A petition to abolish requirements for the test has reached nearly 75,000 signatures and prompted an official response from…
HOW SAFE IS YOUR IP IN CHINA IN 2022?
(Published in CBBC Focus, 04 January 2022) In October 2020, Dow and Johnson Matthey won a major intellectual property case against Shanjun Clean Energy Technology over the two companies’ jointly owned Oxo alcohol technology. Dow and JM have licensed their Oxo…
Is Duolingo the future of English proficiency assessment?
Duolingo is an unlikely candidate to be a household name, but the language learning app company is not far off from being one. Although best known for its free courses in nearly 40 languages, Duolingo also offers an English language…
WHAT DO CHANGES TO CHINA’S TUTORING INDUSTRY MEAN FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION?
Published in CBBC Focus on 28/09/2021 PRIVATE TUTORING IS THE LATEST TARGET OF AN UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF INDUSTRY CRACKDOWNS IN CHINA. THE CHANGE IN POLICY IS LIKELY TO CATALYSE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OPERATIONS IN CHINA, AND POSSIBLY…