According to a learning assessment survey conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), FIRST-YEAR engineering students across major disciplines struggle with mathematics more than any other core subject, highlighting the crisis afflicting engineering education in India.
June 14, 2022
Ukrainian students have had a hard time juggling life and education. Many of those are Indian students who went to the war-torn nation to study. However, there is some good news for Indian students in Ukraine. According to Ratheesh C Nair, the Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation and Director of the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram, it is highly possible that Indian students would be accepted in Russian varsities.
June 13, 2022
According to leaders in the study abroad sector, the American study sector is looking at an upward recovery. Sources in NAFSA said that there was a buzzing atmosphere with conversation about the resurgence of international programming post-pandemic.
June 13, 2022
Under the Canada-Ukraine authorisation for emergency travel, Ukrainians living in Canada are eligible to receive $3,000 per person for adults and $1,500 for children aged under 17 years as part of a new funding plan. Those eligible should have valid work, study, temporary resident permit for visitor record under the Canada-Ukraine authorisation for emergency travel.
June 12, 2022
Outgoing children’s laureate Cressida Cowell has called for a £100m investment in primary school libraries. The ex-laureate who was instrumental in overseeing six primary schools through her Life-changing Libraries initiative, wants the government to do more.
June 11, 2022
The Quebec government's decision to end pathways for international students from private colleges will have a significant impact on Indian students. Graduates were previously permitted to pursue post-graduate employment opportunities that could eventually lead to permanent residency in Canada.
June 11, 2022
GSA, a student housing provider, is opening a new 110-million-dollar housing project for students in Adelaide. The project is built to accommodate 725 students, and is one of Adelaide’s tallest, standing at 118 meters.
June 10, 2022
Some of Australia’s top universities have welcomed the appointment of Jason Clare as Education Minister in the newly formed Australian government. Sources say that some of the top universities such as Universities Australia are looking forward to working with the new government in Australia. They want the government to oversee a recovery for the international education sectors in the country.
June 10, 2022
The Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been on strike since February, 2022 and this has caused tremendous stress and worry for students in Nigeria. According to ASUU, its members are protesting the government's failure to fulfil a 2009 agreement that included better welfare packages and facilities for universities in Nigeria.
June 10, 2022
With the new QS ranking on the horizon, QS spokesperson William Barbieri has called upon India to emphasise enhancing global research collaboration if it wants to grow its ranking in education.
June 09, 2022
Students in India can now take advantage of a new hybrid study abroad program, all thanks to education provider Online Education Services who will fund a program called the WorldGrad Investment.
June 09, 2022
At NAFSA 2022 held in Denver, experts and educators have called for US Lawmakers to increase exchange funding. Sources say that visa delays have already caused problems to outbound students and as well as exchange students to the USA.
June 08, 2022
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind announced that India's rating in the QS rankings has risen to 35 this year from 29 in 2021. Speaking at the Visitor's Conference of vice-chancellors of central universities and directors of national important institutes, President Kovind said that increasing the quality of higher education institutions is critical to achieving the country's wider educational goals.
June 08, 2022
With the competition fast progressing, Wales is doing all it can to invite international students from Europe and across the world. Government agency Study in Wales has recently launched a campaign to showcase Wales to the world, as a top international student destination.
June 08, 2022
New research has found that more than £1m is owned by families across Scotland who are unable to pay for their children’s school meals. This distressing fact comes at a time when people are just managing to come back to normal after the pandemic took its toll on global economies.
June 07, 2022