EDUCONNECT JANUARY 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

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The latest news and updates in higher education across the globe

Latest Updates In Higher Education

  • India revises travel restrictions and imposes stricter quarantine policy. 
  • Thailand tightens entry restrictions amid the surge of Omicron variant cases. 
  • Kenya will start giving COVID-19 booster shots to its citizens.
  • Nigeria witnesses declining COVID-19 cases.
  • Authorities in Turkey are mulling new measures to fight the pandemic. 
  • Ireland eases travel requirements for fully vaccinated travellers.

ASIA UPDATES: India Revises Travel Restrictions

  • India crosses 175,000 daily new cases amid a continuing surge of Omicron in the country. This has nudged several states, including Delhi, Maharashtra and Gujarat to impose fresh restrictions to curb the spread. The country also revises travel restrictions and imposes a stricter quarantine policy. 
  • Bangladesh to keep education institutions open amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation. 
  • Schools in Nepal will remain closed for 3 weeks until January 29, 2022. Over 1000 new COVID cases were recorded last Sunday, as many as 24 Omicron cases confirmed in the country.
  • In light of the upward trend of COVID-19 cases, Pakistan issues new travel rules starting from January 5, 2022. 
  • Many schools and universities in the Philippines cease online classes as fresh coronavirus cases cross the 25,000 mark. 
  • Indonesia restricts the travel of passengers from the UK, Norway and Denmark, South Africa and many other African countries. 
  • Singapore suspends new ticket sales for quarantine-free travel for international students and travellers till January 20, 2022. Currently, only citizens and permanent residents are allowed to enter the country.
  • Thailand tightens entry restrictions amid the surge of Omicron variant cases. 
  • As the COVID-19 situation comes to normalcy, a total of 114,183 Cambodian students appear for a national high school graduation exam.
  • Vietnam’s edtech market rises 50% to $3 billion in 2020, up from about $2 billion in 2019. The country is also mulling over reopening plans and quarantine rules.
  • The UAE suspends inbound flights from four African countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria. It also bans travel for passengers who were in these countries 14 days prior to their arrival in the UAE.

AFRICA UPDATES: Kenya introduces Booster Jabs

  • Ghana imposes a travel ban on travellers coming from Israel, Malta and South Korea. 
  • EU countries deny plans to lift the travel ban on Southern African countries. 
  • Egypt’s first Invest in Education Conference will start on January 16, 2022. This conference aims to identify investment opportunities in the private education sector in the country. 
  • To slow down infection in the country, Kenya will start giving COVID-19 booster shots to its citizens.
  • Nigeria witnesses declining COVID-19 cases, as the country now registers a weekly average of 700 new cases.
  • Uganda reopens schools after long COVID-19 shutdown, the longest disruption of educational institutions across the globe due to pandemic. 

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: Turkey May Introduce New Measures To Curb COVID-19

  • With new daily infections crossing the 65,000 mark, authorities in Turkey are mulling new measures to fight the pandemic. 
  • Russia recorded over 15,000 daily new coronavirus cases, with total recoveries at 91% of total cases.

STUDY DESTINATIONS UPDATE: Ireland Eases Travel Requirements

  • To benefit international students seeking higher studies in the US, the US Department of State adjusts its guidance for consular officers. As per new guidelines, officers should only look at ‘present intent to depart the US at the end of the program.
  • As a part of forthcoming trade talks, the UK is keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to help Indian citizens live and work in the country.
  • Germany reopened its borders for UK and Southern African travellers from January 4, 2022. 
  • Canada lifts travel ban for travellers from 10 African countries. 
  • Ireland eases travel requirements, allowing fully vaccinated travellers to enter borders without proof of a negative RT-PCR or rapid antigen test.

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