WWEC Jan’23: News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
United Kingdom | Education funding continues as the cost of living worsens
A few English universities spent six-figure sums to support non-UK students facing financial difficulties in 2020-21, including Leeds (£145,630), Brunel (£155,377) and Durham (£100,611). Read more here
Australia | 31 Australian universities qualify to set up campuses in India
31 Australian universities qualify to set up higher education campuses in India as new guidelines notified in line with the NEP-2020. Read more here
United States | Lesser US students pursue science and engineering than international students
As per the report by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), universities in the United States would find it hard to maintain graduate programs in the field of science and engineering if a high number of international students wouldn’t enrol in it. Read more here
Germany | Growth of international students increases by approx. 20%
The data presented by the Education Ministry shows that whilst students preferred to study in the US, UK, and Canada, the growth of European powerhouses, Germany and France is remarkable. Read more here
plans to reform Germany’s immigration system and citizenship laws. Read more here.
ASIA UPDATES
- As per the regulations by UGC, foreign universities can decide the fee structure and admission criteria for students in their Indian campuses.
- 2023 will see the launch of India’s first digital university and the establishment of the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) in India. As per the plans, NDU will offer higher education aspirants the flexibility to earn degrees from participating higher education institutions or via digital university.
- 140 Emirati scholars finalize preparations to kickstart their higher education courses at community colleges in the USA (114) and Canada (26) next month under Khotwa (RizeUp) scholarship programme launched by Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).
- The Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines plans to release updates on the ongoing review of the Kinder to Grade 12 (K-12) curriculum by January 30, 2023.
- The Hungarian ambassador informs that the number of scholarships offered per year to Pakistan will increase from 200 to 400 and that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries will be effective from 2023 to 2025.
AFRICA UPDATES
- The United States embassy in Harare partners with Zimbabwean universities to boost their research skills.
- As per the 2022 Open Doors Report, 4,916 Ghanaian students studied in the US in 2021-22, a rise of 16% over the previous year. Among Sub-Saharan African countries, Ghana contributes the second-highest number of students, after Nigeria.
- The Nigerian government approves the sum of N4,736,782,352.21 for awarding 219 research grants to successful participants under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) programme for the 2021 grant cycle.
- Heads of UK schools to meet parents of Nigerian students, to learn parents’ needs and develop partnerships with schools.
- According to the World Bank Group’s report, demand for higher education in Tanzania is projected to surge from just over 230,000 in 2019 to between 482,000 and 597,000 by 2030.
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