WWEC Sept’23 : News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
Australia | Increase in international students returning to Australia
As per the recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in July 2023 there were 131,640 international student arrivals to Australia, an increase of 60,420 students from the same period in 2022. Read more here.
Canada | International student fees hold up higher education sector
As higher education institutions across Canada have seen declines in government funding, international student fees cover the bridge for the higher sector in the country. Read more here.
United Kingdom | New visa fees to come into effect next month
The fee for applying for a study visa from outside the UK is set to increase by 127 pounds to 490 pounds starting October 4. Read more here.
Netherlands | Three in ten international students stay in the Netherlands to work
According to new figures from national statistics agency CBS, the number of international students staying in the Netherlands after completing a degree course has risen sharply in the past few years. Three in ten international students stay in the Netherlands to work. Read more here.
ASIA UPDATES
- India will not recognize online degrees from foreign institutions under proposed guidelines from the country’s higher education regulator.
- Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada, India has announced the suspension of visa services in Canada.
- As per one study by the global technology company Wise, Singapore is listed as seventh costliest market to study in, with international students spending $22,001 annually to study in Singapore.
- According to Japan’s education department, the country is exploring opening overseas campuses and courses.
- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) emphasizes the value of collaboration and inclusivity to ameliorate higher education in the Philippines.
- The US awards scholarships to 40 Pakistani undergraduate students whose families were affected by last year’s devastating floods.
AFRICA UPDATES
- Kenya, along with the World Bank, aims to strengthen the capacity of thirty-five Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges (PTTCs) to provide initial training for prospective teachers’ primary schools.
- Following the protests amid the soaring cost of living, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) reduced tuition fees following discussions with representatives from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
- Ghana High Commission in Nigeria invites Nigerian students to seek university education in Ghana, insisting that West Africa offers better affordable tuition than most Nigerian private universities.
- Approximately 10,000 young Zimbabweans get enrolled at Zambian colleges and universities as US dollar fees take the bite.
- Egypt launches an educational tourism initiative that offers scholarships, travel discounts, and residency rights to attract more international students to the country’s universities.
- Students from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) pursuing courses in Kenya and Tanzania have welcomed the visa exemption to Congolese nationals traveling to the two countries.
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