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With a Rise in Global Fees: Canadian Universities Surpluses Reach $7.3 billion

Canadian universities reported record surpluses during the pandemic last year, with international tuition fees providing a growing portion of revenues and boosting the bottom line. According to data released this week by Statistics Canada, university surpluses in 2020–21 totaled $7.3 billion despite postsecondary institutions switching to online learning and closing classrooms to stop the spread of Covid.

INTO University Partnerships Opens New Centre in Vietnam

In the same way that study abroad from Vietnam has increased exponentially, INTO anticipates a 20% increase in the number of Indonesian students studying abroad. INTO University Partnerships, which invested £7 million in its new domestic model with this in mind, has unveiled its University Access Centre in the Indonesian capital. The INTO UAC in Jakarta will provide educational services to local students and conduct IELTS exams, much like its counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Are Foreign Academics Being Denied Entry into India?

Rumours that New Delhi is trying to keep independent thinkers out of the country are circulating as more foreign academics report having their entry to India denied. Last month, University of Westminster professor Lindsay Bremner of architecture and cities entered India with a valid research visa, but she soon learned she could not stay.

Vietnam Plans to Internationalise Vocational Education and Training

According to experts, Vietnam's vocational education and training sector needs a national strategy to continue growing and internationalising. Experts advise that in order to establish internationalisation goals with "realistic timelines," identify strategic geographic and subject/industry priority areas, and launch initiatives to "support the sector's internationalisation efforts," the Ministry of Education and Training should consult significant national stakeholders.

Ukraine War: South Asian Students Fleeing Ukraine Seek Government Aid

Students from South Asia who were studying medicine in Ukraine at the time of the conflict are pleading with their elected leaders to permit them to finish their degrees in their home nations. When they graduate, the approximately 18,000 Indian students who were forced to leave Ukraine in March will not be licensed to practice medicine in the nation because many of them are now completing their studies remotely from India.

Scotland Sees Pupil Rate Fall in Highers and National 5s Grades

After schools started using exams again to evaluate student performance for the first time since 2019, the pass rates for Scottish students significantly declined. According to this year's results, the overall pass rate for Highers, which are frequently taken by students aspiring to attend universities, decreased from 89.3% in 2020 to 78.9%. The majority of 16-year-olds who take the National 5s have a pass rate that dropped from 89% in 2020 to 80.8%.

NGO's Claim Nigerians Being Trafficked to Cyprus Over University Places

NGO's have expressed concern about the illegal recruitment of Nigerian women to Cyprus under the guise of university admissions. The Turkish National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons asserted in a statement released last week that many young Nigerians who travel to the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is currently only recognised by Turkey, with the intention of enrolling in school there, are instead "locked up in private apartments and forced into prostitution."

US Foreign Policy: US Department of State Prioritises Keeping USA the Top Study Destination

At the recent EducationUSA Forum, stakeholders from the US Department of State emphasised the importance of maintaining the US as the top study destination in the world. Lee Satterfield, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, welcomed attendees to the event and said, "What you are doing to promote study in the United States, for the best and the brightest to come together to solve the world's problems, is critically important."

CHLOE 7: Survey Finds Shift Towards Hybrid Education by 2025

The Eduventures CHLOE 7 Report demonstrates how attitudes toward online learning have changed since the coronavirus first started to spread and how restrictions have since been loosened. According to the survey that always seems to track trends in online education, the majority of chief online officers polled predicted that by 2025, the undergraduate experience will include at least some online components.

UK: Home Office Lifts Rule on Police Registration for International Students

According to news reports, the UK government has removed a requirement that international students register with the police. The country's international education sector has lauded this action. Those who planned to stay in the UK for more than six months were previously required by the home office to register their information, including their place of study, with local police forces. Before, tuition had to be paid by students.

Australian Centre for Education Opens Sixth Centre in Cambodia

The Australian Centre for Education has unveiled a brand-new campus in the nation's capital with room for 8,000 students. Both the Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron, and Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong were present for the opening of ACE's sixth campus in the country, which is located in Chak Angre.

After Glitches NTA Opens Fresh Exam Window for CUET UG 2022

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is taking action in order to prevent future technical problems with the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate admissions. Due to glitches (CUET-UG) in the earlier exams, NTA is expanding server capacity, opening a new exam window, and speeding up the delivery of question papers to testing locations across the country.

UK Commissions Boom: Universities Pay £9m to agents in 2021-2022

Universities in the UK are increasingly depending on international education agents to recruit foreign students, according to recent data on agent commission. According to media reports, colleges have been paying more in agent commissions than in the past. For instance, in the academic year 2021–2022, universities like York and Exeter spent about £9 million on agent commission.