WWEC June 2024 | Global education news at your fingertips

POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES

United Kingdom | Universities see a decline in their ratings

As the UK higher education sector faces myriad challenges, more than half of British universities featured in a leading global ranking of academic institutions have seen their ratings slide this year. Read more here.

United States | Expects record number of Indian student visa applications in 2024

The US embassy in India anticipates a surge in student visa applications this year, similar to or potentially surpassing last year’s record of 140,000 visas issued. Read more here.

Canada | Signals changes to post-study work rights

The Canadian federal government suggests making some significant changes to the Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) program, which could impact a large number of international students in Canada. Read more here.

Australia | Announces new limitations for a student visa

The Australian government has introduced new limitations for visitors and temporary graduate visa holders, prohibiting them from applying for a student visa while in the country. Read more here.

ASIA UPDATES

• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India issues an advisory warning students and parents to not fall for misleading information about the syllabus, resources, and sample question papers for the 2024-25 session.
• The Thai government is aiming to enhance the country’s tertiary education system and address skills gaps by allowing foreign universities and colleges to establish operations in Thailand.
• Singapore emerges as the only Asian country with the National University of Singapore featured among the world’s top 10 in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
• The education ministry announced on Friday that the government is planning to allocate significant research grants to Tohoku University. This initiative marks the first step in a program designed to enhance the global rankings of Japanese research institutes.

AFRICA UPDATES

• Kenya’s treasury proposes that Sh657 billion be allocated to the education sector in the 2024/25 financial year.
• Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), a private tertiary institution in Nigeria, has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC).
• South African higher education provider Stadio signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom to enhance policing education.
• UNICEF is releasing new education financing analyses, revealing that the majority of African countries are falling short of their commitments to allocate 20 percent of their national budget to education, as suggested by the Sustainable Development Goal framework for educational action.

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