WWEC Oct’23: News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
Germany | Records new high in number of international higher education students
According to data released by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), German universities registers record high in the number of international students at the start of the 2023/23 academic year, with India becoming the top source country. Read more here.
Canada | Visa success rate for Indian students at 90% despite ongoing row
Despite the diplomatic tiff between India and Canada, the success rate of Indian student visa applications is still between 85 per cent to 95 percent. Read more here.
Australia | Seeks reputation boost for international higher education
Australia aims to recover its standing in the international education sector to attract more and more students through a series of inquiries, reviews and amendments in the education and immigration system. Read more here.
ASIA UPDATES
- Indian union education minister said the twice-a-year board exam format will be rolled out from the 2024-25 academic year, which will be adopted from the 2025 board exams for class X and XII.
- Enroly’s latest report reveals a 4.8% increase in CAS issuance for British universities, but decline in student enrolments from India and Nigeria, with the sharpest decline of 21.42% seen in Nigeria.
- School fees for permanent residents (PR) and international students attending government and government-aided schools in Singapore will increase over the next three years from 2024 to 2026.
- The RM16.3 billion allocation to Malaysia’s higher education sector in the Budget 2024 benefited everyone and facilitated student welfare.
- As per the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), out of 20,000 candidates appearing for the examination, only 1.94 percent passed – reflecting the poor quality of graduates being produced by Pakistani’s HEIs.
AFRICA UPDATES
- The CBN’s recent foreign exchange rate adjustment has led to higher travel costs for Nigerians traveling to the UK and Canada due to the devaluation of the Naira, strict immigration conditions, and restrictions on the US visa application.
- Despite alleged scholarship fund embezzlement by their local government, 26 Kenyan nursing students from Uasin Gishu County have successfully graduated from a two-year nursing program in Finland with above-average grades, including Finnish language studies.
- According to the 2022/23 Student Confidence Index by the PPS for Professionals surveying over 2,400 students, 90% of South African university students are seeking employment opportunities abroad. This is due to concerns about crime, corruption, job prospects, infrastructure, and the cost of living.
- Due to a lack of teaching materials and limited teaching methods, Ethiopia’s education ministry revealed that only 3% of high school students successfully passed the university entry exam, with only 27,000 out of 845,188 students meeting the 50% admission requirement mark.
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