WWEC July’23 Wrap-Up: News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
Australia | Becoming the top preferred study destination for Indian students
Australia is emerging as a preferred international study destination, with a record number of Indian students planning to go there in 2023. Read more here.
United States | Denies more than a third of student visa applications in FY2022
According to newly released data by the State Department, the US State Department’s rejection rate for F-1 student visa applications in 2022 reached 35 per cent, higher than the previous years. Read more here.
United Kingdom | Universities’ 20% revenue comes from overseas students
According to the Guardian analysis, one in every five pounds received by UK universities last year came from international students. This showcases the country’s growing dependence on overseas tuition fees for financial survival. Read more here.
ASIA UPDATES
- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India, expands its mediums of instruction to include 22 languages, consisting of regional languages and mother tongues, alongside English and Hindi.
- According to data shared by India’s Education Ministry, approximately 1.3 million Indian students enrolled in foreign universities or colleges in 2022. The highest went to the US (4.65 lakh).
- Sri Lanka aims to internationalize higher education and wants to infuse international standards into their universities by 2030.
- CHED’s Chairman De Vera proposes a more inclusive plan that allows equitable public university admissions in the Philippines.
- To address the worker shortage, the Japanese government plans to allow international students at certain vocational schools to seek employment in areas outside their focus of studies.
- Malaysia and Indonesia step up their collaboration in higher education sector collaboration in the areas of health, science, and technology as well as research and innovation development.
AFRICA UPDATES
- According to a recent report, African and South American students have been denied visas to study in the U.S. at disproportionately higher rates than students from other countries.
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognised Kenya as the first African country to incorporate coding as a subject in primary and secondary schools under the new competency-based curriculum.
- The Ministry of Education and UN Women joined hands to launch the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) in Rwanda, an initiative funded by Siemens.
- The ‘Japa’ bill that was proposed to the federal government to tackle brain drain and the loss of manpower in Nigeria gets rejected in the parliament.
- Universities of Canada in Egypt (UofCanada) and Al Ahly Sporting Club (ASC) reach an agreement for UofCanada to be ASC’s supporting sponsor and exclusive educational partner for the next two years.
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