EDUCONNECT MAR’22 NEWSLETTER

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The latest news and updates in higher education across the globe

Pressed for time? Here’s what you need to know

  • UGC allows universities to reopen for offline classes and exams.
  • Malaysia to reopen borders to international travellers from April 1.
  • Russia-Ukraine war sees ripple effects in study abroad programs.
  • Kenya announces a 100% COVID-19 penalty waiver on student loans.
  • Ireland drops all travel restrictions for international visitors.

ASIA UPDATES: CBSE releases class 10 term-1 results to schools

  • The University Grants Commission (UGC) allows colleges and universities to reopen and conduct offline classes and exams.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases the class 10 term-1 results to the schools. Students will have to collect term-1 marksheets from their schools. Term-2 exams for classes 10 and 12 will commence in an offline mode from April 26, 2022.
  • Sri Lanka and Thailand discuss bilateral ties on higher education, research and innovation. Both the countries explore possible future areas of cooperation in medicine, engineering, vocational training and language training.
  • The Philippines government allows 100% classroom capacity for higher education institutions (HEIs) in areas under Alert Level 1. However, only fully vaccinated teachers, non-teaching personnel, and students can participate in in-person classes.
  • Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy will strengthen ties between the two countries across many sectors, including education, skills and training.
  • To improve higher education standards, Pakistan calls for enhanced bilateral collaboration between the country and the United Kingdom.
  • Malaysia to reopen borders to international travellers from April 1, 2022. Fully vaccinated travellers are free from quarantine requirements. However, they must take an RT-PCR test two days before the trip and a rapid test upon arrival in the country.

AFRICA UPDATES: Kenya announces a 100% COVID-19 penalty waiver on student loans

 

  • Kenya’s Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced a 100 per cent COVID-19 penalty waiver on student loans. The waiver will provide more time to the loan beneficiaries to repay the loan. 
  • Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research forms a committee to review the situation of the 3,220 Egyptians enrolled at the Ukrainian universities.
  • The University of Ghana takes steps to grow its collaborative partnerships with universities in Africa.
  • South Africa urges medical universities in the country to accept students who fled from Ukraine.
  • Huge strikes at Nigeria’s public universities bring teaching and research to a standstill.

To help you stay abreast of all the education-related news and development in the African region, the MLEC Africa team of in-house experts have curated the monthly report. Click here to download the full report. 

EURASIA UPDATES: Hungary and Turkey allows war-affected international students to study at their universities

  • Turkey’s education minister leaves an open door for war-affected Ukrainian students and says they can include these students in its education system.
  • Hungary allows international students impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war to continue studies at Hungarian universities.

STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES: Australia witnesses bounce back in Indian visitor visa applications 

  • As per Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) research, the Global South (Africa, India, China, South East Asia, Central and South America, among others) has outpaced Global North in terms of international student mobility (Europe, North America, Australia, and Israel, among others). 
  • As per the recent QS World University Rankings, IE Business School in Spain, followed by Imperial College Business School and Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom emerges as the top three business schools for an online MBA.
  • Ireland drops all travel restrictions for international visitors irrespective of their vaccination status, including passenger locator form. 
  • Since the reopening of its borders, Australia witnessed a bounce back in Indian visitor visa applications to 2019 levels.
  • The New Zealand government fast tracks visa support for Ukrainians and extends temporary visas that are due to expire this year by offering automatic 12-month extensions. 

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