Around this time of year, our team starts hearing a familiar question from Year 11 families: “What should my child study after GCSEs or MYP?” Many schools here offer more than one post-16 route, and options evenings, taster lessons and…
If your son or daughter applied to Oxford or Cambridge before the 15 October deadline, the next few weeks can feel like a long wait. Shortlisting news arrives from mid-November and for many Dubai students the interview will be the…
When families sit down with us to shortlist universities, the conversation usually starts with rankings, entry requirements and fees. These matter. But the question that often decides whether a student thrives is a quieter one: who will be there for…
Here’s how UK medical school interviews work for international applicants and how to prepare from Dubai this winter. Once the 15 October UCAS deadline has passed, many of our medicine applicants feel a mix of relief and nerves. The application…
It is a fair question, and this year it has a little more weight behind it. KHDA’s update on its 2026–27 priorities shows that Dubai’s higher education sector is growing fast: 11 new higher education institutions in the past three…
If you’re applying to university for 2027, the landscape looks very different from even two years ago. Policies are changing fast and the “obvious” destinations are no longer obvious. The US: still world-class, but slower to reachAmerican universities remain a…
UniFutures | Excellence for the future Questions about courses, countries and careers come up every autumn and this year two pieces of news make them more pressing. If you are in Year 13, the first UCAS deadline is only weeks…
Meta description: UK study visa applications fell 16% in the year to August 2026, with dependant visas down 22%. Here’s what the Home Office data reveals about international student trends, visa policy changes, and what it means for UK universities.…
The excitement of Results Day is over. The relief has sunk in. You’ve achieved the grades, your university place has been confirmed and you can finally breathe. Or can you? Every year, universities deal with students who have met their…
For many students, A Level Results Day is one of the most significant moments in their educational journey. Whether your grades are exactly what you hoped for or not quite what you expected, remember that this is not a day for panic…