WWEC Sept’23 Wrap-Up: News Impacting Global Education
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
United States | Issues 25% of visas to Indian students
The US Mission added that from June to August, one in four student visas worldwide was issued to Indians, with a record number of over 90,000 visas issued to Indian students this summer. Read more here.
Australia | Warns international students about scams
Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre warns overseas students in several major study destinations to be vigilant for scams to extort money after scams in Australia cost international students some A$8.7 million this year. Read more here.
United Kingdom | University students facing the heat of increase in rent prices
According to a report, students studying in UK universities are facing ‘unprecedented rent rises’, as the value of the maintenance loan designed to cover living costs stagnates. Read more here.
ASIA UPDATES
- Amid the India-Canada diplomatic row, Canadian universities are reassuring Indian students of their safety and offering resources to deal with the uncertainty triggered by the fallout.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India, opposes the uniform curriculum and education system employed in the mother language for students up to Class 12.
- Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and primary schools are exploring ways to equip primary school pupils with digital literacy skills as they transition to secondary school.
- The University of Nottingham Malaysia is investing in the country’s ambition to be an international tertiary education hub with a new Future Students Centre.
- Vietnam approved a programme to develop open educational resources for higher education, thus providing learning, teaching, and research materials for learners, officials, and lecturers of higher education institutions.
- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippines partners with the European Union (EU) to re-engineer the higher education sector in the country and make it globally competitive.
AFRICA UPDATES
- Representatives from the UK universities report ongoing issues with obtaining business visas for Nigerian student recruitment events.
- Amid worsening disputes with Paris, Algeria’s Ministry of Education warns more than 500 private schools against using the French curriculum.
- As per one report, South Africa’s 26 public universities contributed about R500 billion (US$26bn) to the economy in 2018.
- The Government of Uganda will address the high cost of doctoral training to encourage more Ugandans to pursue doctoral education.
- The Malawi Government calls out various stakeholders and partners to support the education sector in the country.
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