WWEC Oct’22 Wrap-Up: News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
United States | International students to benefit from US Court ruling
International students in the USA to benefit, as US court upholds ruling for a program that gives international graduates the opportunity to work in an area closely related to their study for an initial 12 months and for longer durations on STEM programs. Read more here.
UK | Plans to reform post-16 education
The new government is planning to revamp the country’s post-16 education as proposed by an education think tank to replace A-levels, BTECs and T-levels with a new three-year baccalaureate. Read more here.
Germany | Germany enters the league of top 4 global study destinations
An 8% increase in international students this year as compared to the previous year has catapulted Germany to the league of top 4 global study destinations next to USA, UK and Australia. Read more here.
Australia | Aims to clear pending visa backlog
The Australian government has assured India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar that the pending visa backlog for Indian students would be cleared by the end of the year before the commencement of Australia’s new academic year in January
ASIA UPDATES
- University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued an urgent notification cautioning that Ph.D programmes offered by EdTech companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions are unrecognised in India.
- A delegation of 18 British companies visited Thailand this week to showcase innovative methods of delivering quality education using AI, real-time data, teacher training and language learning methods.
- To improve the quality of Nepal’s higher education, and expand access to academic institutions for all, the Government of Nepal has launched a $60 million Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program in association with the World Bank.
- Universal College Bangladesh has partnered with the London School of Economics to offer affordable world-class degree programmes in Bangladesh.
- British University Vietnam has partnered with the Tribal Group, a leading global SaaS provider for the deployment of their out-of-the-box solution to foster students and prepare them to thrive in future fields of work and life.
- Vice President and Education Secretary says public schools in the Philippines are ready to implement in-person classes starting November 2.
- Malaysia’s Higher Education Ministry plans to establish a dedicated university for women, which will increase the country’s visibility in higher education and further strengthen its position.
AFRICA UPDATES
- To boost the country’s ailing education sector, Nigeria’s National Association of Women in Colleges of Education has urged the government to allocate at least 26% of the budget for the education sector.
- A 2022 global survey reveals that lack of access to technology in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is a major challenge for students in the region.
- The number of international students at German universities from North Africa and the Middle East increased by 42% in the last three years, significantly faster than that of other regions.
- An important milestone was reached with the launch of African Network of National Implementation Structures to recognize higher education qualifications in Africa.
- India and Egypt collaborate to explore the possibility of setting up premier higher educational institutes, like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Egypt.
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