EdCollab : Empowering Education

Stakeholders at BUILA’s Conference Claim Global Educational Sector to be Impacted Due to Current Events

At the recently held BUILA Conference, stakeholders predicted long-term impacts for the global educational sector. During the conference held at ICC Wales, attendees were informed that rules and restrictions relating to visas, inflation, and other issues have a deep impact on students. Some cited the visa delay issues in the UK as a possible problem for the global education sector.

Homestay Compensations Raised in Canada Over Fears of Rising Costs

With a lack of hosts due to worries about Covid and the impact of inflation on food and housing prices, many homestay companies in Canada are increasing host compensation. Only around 60% of the 2,267 hosts surveyed by CHN across the nation agreed that receiving homestay money is probably sufficient to welcome guests.

Plan to Reduce UK Nursery-to-Child Ratio: Angers Carers and Parents

In order to ease cost of living expenses, measures to lower child care expenses for parents have been released by the UK government. UK government sources claim that a major change is the staff-to-child ratio, which would allow each adult to care for five two-year-olds instead of the present four. If providers implement the adjustments and pass on all the savings to the common man, the proposed shift may lower prices by up to 15%, or £40 per week, for a family paying £265 per week for care for a two-year-old.

Oxford University Urged to Decline Donation from Sanctioned Russian-British Businessman Said Gutseriev

A recent news report claimed that a donation offered to Oxford University by sanctioned Russian businessman Said Gutseriev is under the scanner. After the news broke out, University of Oxford is under renewed pressure to reject a £2.6 million donation from the sanctioned Russian-British businessman. Earlier this year, the UK imposed sanctions on Said Gutseriev for obtaining a benefit from or supporting Putin’s government.