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Internationals Behind 25% of US$1 Billion Start-ups Finds National Foundation for American Policy Report

According to a new report from the National Foundation for American Policy, one-quarter of US billion-dollar companies have a founder who was an international student at a US university. As per the observations of the NFAP policy brief on immigrant entrepreneurs and US billion-dollar companies, an international student founded 143 of the 582 billion-dollar companies. In the United States, each founder created an average of 860 jobs.

K–20 Technology Innovator RedCritter Launches CritterCoin to Leverage NFTs

RedCritter, a powerhouse K-20 technology innovator, recently introduced CritterCoin, a free house system with a rewards store for implementing Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in schools and classrooms. CritterCoin, which is free for students and teachers, was launched in early 2022 to help teachers harness the power of positive reinforcement for learners of all ages without disrupting the flow of teaching or adding extra paperwork. CritterCoin's powerful motivational rewards for students include digital coins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

YouScience National Student Ability Report Discovers Gap Between Student Aptitudes and Workforce Needs

YouScience, a leading student engagement platform, has released a new national report titled "State of the Future US Workforce: Student Ability Report." According to the findings, students have the aptitudes, or talent, to excel in today's in-demand jobs, but they frequently lack interest in these fields, in some cases due to a lack of knowledge about available careers.

IIT-Madras Considers Establishing a Campus in Tanzania; Nepal: Plans for Campus in Sri Lanka Too

An offshore campus of IIT Madras in Tanzania is one of the options under consideration by the government as it works on a strategy to ensure the country's premier engineering institutes have a global presence. According to officials familiar with the developments, the recommendations made in a draught report prepared by a 16-member committee led by IIT Council standing committee chairperson Dr. K. Radhakrishnan serve as a possible roadmap for the expansion plans.

Dates for NEET-PG Counselling in 2022 Announced: Here’s All You Need to Know

Government sources said on Saturday that the National Eligibility Cumulative Entrance Test (Postgraduate) counselling will begin on September 1, 2022. Students who pass the NEET-PG 2022 exam will be able to make course and college choices during the counselling process for admission to All India Quota seats, state medical and dental colleges, and central and deemed universities.

STRB Body Study Finds Pay Rises to Cost Schools £1.3bn

STRB, an independent body in charge of reviewing teacher salaries, wants a broader mandate to investigate whether the entire pay system is working, claiming that "material change" is required to address long-standing recruitment and retention issues. Following demands from the School Teachers' Review Body, the government increased its pay offer for senior teachers to 5% beginning in September.

Pennsylvania University System Plan to Boost Intake by 20%

After a decade of decline, Pennsylvania's network of ten state-owned universities hopes to increase enrolment by 20% over the next few years. The number of high school graduates in the state, from which the system primarily draws its students, has fallen in the last decade and is expected to fall further by 2036.

Byju's Purchasing 2U! What Does This Mean for Colleges?

Bloomberg reported late last month that Byju's, an Indian ed-tech behemoth, has put more than $1 billion on the table to buy 2U, a web programme manager. 2U is one of the largest online-program managers, or OPMs, in the United States, known for scaling up online-degree programmes and collaborating with over 130 American universities, including Arizona State, New York, and Syracuse Universities. It is also the parent company of the online-course provider edX.

International Students to Spend More Than Half a Trillion by 2030, Says Leap Co-Founder

Vaibhav Singh, co-founder of Leap, has said that international students are likely to spend more than half a trillion dollars by 2030. He made these claims in a recent interaction with the press. Speaking to an online news portal, Leap’s co -founder said that spending on international research is already $200 billion annually and is increasing by "at least 8-10 percent each year."

International Education in Latin America: Stakeholders Suggest Thinking Long-term Investment

Stakeholders from Latin American education support organisations as well as British universities have stated that investments must be considered in the "long term" for the region. The stakeholders have affirmed that the market may become one of the more stable ones in the world as a result of the political unrest in China and the potential "boom and bust" in India, so it would be wise to invest in attracting students from various Latin American nations.