The biggest challenges faced by business schools include being innovative in MBA delivery and catering to the technology needs of a new generation of students, a recent survey of business school representatives finds. The data also show that about one-third of MBA students worldwide are international with 11% of students coming from China and India.

GMAC has joined other higher education associations and organizations in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, opposing a proposal that would require international students to renew their F-1 visas annually. GMAC strongly encourages schools and universities to raise this issue with your government relations team and/or directly with your members of Congress before the administration engages in rulemaking or issues guidance promoting this proposal. For more information, visit GMAC's Immigration and Visa Policy Updates page.

More business schools are using social media resources such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to recruit millennial students, and are spending more for online marketing, a new survey finds. The data also show nearly 30% of prospective students used LinkedIn to research schools, while 20% said they used social media to compare programs.

Some business schools in South Africa are seeking ways to expand their programs and attract more international students. Leadership changes are among the challenges schools are facing as they work to modernize programs and extend their reach, officials say.

Compensation is what 72% of MBA graduates want from their employers, outpacing the 53% who most valued the "opportunity for advancement," according to a survey from TransparentCareer. Only a third said work-life balance was an important consideration for a job, and just 7% said the stability of a firm was a top concern, the data showed.

Videos, gamification and two-way communication will be some of the biggest trends in online education during the 2017-18 school year, according to research conducted by ProProfs. Other trends include a surge in bring-your-own-device policies as well as an increased use in social media tools, the study found.

At least $5 billion in student debt could be forgiven as private creditors struggle to produce paperwork proving they hold the defaulted loans. Many of the loans are held by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, which aggressively pursues debts in arrears, but court filings show many cases lack paperwork proving ownership.

Welcoming international students should be a top priority, not just for colleges and universities, but for the US government as well, argues Dennis Hanno, president of Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. In this blog post, he points not just to the financial and economic benefits of foreign students, but the importance of diversity and international business opportunities they bring.

Prospective MBA students should approach an admissions essay as an executive summary of the skills and goals they have, says Isser Gallogly, associate dean of MBA admissions at New York University's Stern School of Business. The essay should highlight accomplishments but also convey the soft skills of communication and creativity that admissions officers seek, he suggests.