What to do with the 150,000 students who missed out?

Or rather, what can the estimated 150,000 students who missed out at university do? We addressed in an earlier post the inadequacy of government advice suggesting setting up a business or taking an unplanned gap year. A new publication through the Independent, Horizons 2010, has a few other suggestions. Naturally it includes our perspective on international higher education options but as a whole it is a good guide to some of the more constructive options out there.

Horizons 2010 has been published as an ezine, which looks great but does mean it is hard to link to. You will have to flick through the virtual pages to page 18 to find our contribution but the whole publication is worth a look.

Return of the Top Universities Fair

I will be visiting the Top Universities Fair in London on Friday 12th March to visit Universita Bocconi and University of Newcastle who are sending over representatives for the event. It is at Earls Court this year which means we are unlikely to see a repeat of the long waiting times when the fair was at the Science Museum last year. While at least half of the exhibitors are actually UK universities there is a fair representation of international universities so it promises to be worth a look.

As I have posted earlier on this blog, A Star Future remain unconvinced by the value of such events for promoting international education. However, as international education becomes a more attractive option for many British students this will change at some point.

If you are going to the fair and would like to meet up either send me an email or tweet me at astarfuture.