Australia Outlines Revival Plans for the Int’l Education Industry
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As a new variant of the coronavirus leaves Australia with no choice but to be back under lockdown, Australian representative groups outline practical measures to carry out revival plans for the international education industry that the pandemic has impacted in recent months. To draft practical …
Canada Remains Top Study Destination Among Int’l Students
Despite the impacts of the pandemic on the international education sector, Canada continuously emerges as one of the top overseas destinations for international students to complete their college and university studies, as revealed in a poll conducted by IDP Connect. The survey of the education …
Inclusive Ireland Scholars Announced for Fall 2021
Education in Ireland has announced the Inclusive Ireland Scholarship Program beneficiaries that will be awarded €3,000 to be used toward tuition and program costs as a form of support in their study abroad. The eight scholars were from institutions from Montana to Massachusetts and will …
Australia Adopts New ‘Category Standards’ For HEIs
Key Takeaways: The Australian federal government has adopted a set of new “category standards” for its universities. The Australian federal government’s reforms to the national higher education regulatory framework may also mean that colleges can become universities in the future. With the Australian federal government’s …
UCW Commits To Give Int’l Students Best Online, On-Campus Education Options
Key Takeaways: UCW emerges as a top 10 online university in 2021. The university aims to provide the best education in Canada for international students. Ranked as a top 10 online university in Canada for 2021, University West Canada (UCW) promised to continue delivering the …
EMGS Updates Validity Periods for Travel Authorization Approvals
Key Takeaways: EMGS updated international students on Travel Authorization approvals before traveling to Malaysia. International students must ensure the validity of their travel authorization approvals before making plans to travel to Malaysia. All approved travel authorization applications will have a validity period stated in the …
EMGS-MAB Collab Flies Int’l Students From Japan to Malaysia
Key Takeaways: International students from Japan traveled to Malaysia under the “Study in Malaysia” initiative Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) collaborated to support the travel of these international students Malaysia—Fourteen international students from Japan successfully traveled to Malaysia on July …
IRCC Expands SDS to 7 New Countries
Key Takeaways: The Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has expanded the Student Direct Stream to seven new countries. The new countries are Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The SDS expansion …
DHS Report to Congress Demands Oneness Among Agencies to Serve Int’l Students
Key Takeaways: DHS highlights the need for better coordination among agencies serving international students. Communication and coordination challenges were apparent with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. DHS laid out recommendations on how to improve the coordination among the agencies involved. The 2021 annual report …
Int’l Students’ Return to Australia May Be At Risk Yet Again—Experts
Key Takeaways: Experts say that the planned return of international students is at risk following the plan to cut the number of returning residents to half. Australia laid out a four-stage strategy for the country to return life to normal. Australia—Experts believed that the advanced …
