ONE-THIRD OF SWEDISH DOCTORAL GRADUATES JOINED PROGRAMMES OVERSEAS
According to a study by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), 33% of doctoral candidates from Sweden have joined overseas programmes in the three years up to 2020. The figures have increased from 27%, the number two years earlier. The US is the most acclaimed destination for these students.
MINECRAFT FORAYS INTO WHOLLY THE EDUCATION GAMING SPACE
Minecraft, the leading gaming platform, has collaborated with Cambridge Assessment English to foray into the education-gaming space. ” Adventures in English with Cambridge” is a platform that serves interactive experiences to players who want to hone their English language skills. It enables children to solve puzzles and problems in a highly engaging environment.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG NAMED AS WORLD’S MOST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Times Higher Education has named the University of Hong Kong as the world’s most international university this year. The university has more than 18,000 on its rolls, 43% of them being international students. The second place goes to Switzerland’s ETH Zurich, while The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne rank jointly on number three.
UK’S MALVERN COLLEGE TO OPEN ITS SCHOOL CAMPUS IN TOKYO
Malvern College, a UK-based independent school, will open its school campus in Tokyo. It will be one of the several international locations of the Malvern College International group. The group already runs schools in China, Egypt, and Switzerland. The new campus in Japan will be in Kodaira, a suburb located 40 minutes outside central Tokyo.
ASU ANNOUNCED A $25M INITIATIVE TO REACH 100M GLOBAL LEARNERS
Arizona State University has announced a $25 million online initiative to reach out to 100 million global learners by 2030. The programme will run at the Thunderbird School of Global Management of the university. It aims to get women as 70% of its participants.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE EMBRACES A UNIVERSAL NEED-BLIND POLICY
According to Philip J. Hanlon, president of Dartmouth College in the US, the institution will embrace a universal need-blind policy. The announcement came with the largest-ever single donation in the 253-year history of the college. With need-blind admission, the institution does not consider the ability to pay as a factor in admission decisions. It is good news for international students expecting to get into this Ivy League institution on merit alone.
NEW PLAN TO ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL STEM TALENT TO THE US
The US Department of State and Homeland Security has announced a new raft of policies to attract international STEM students, scholars, researchers, and experts. A statement by the Biden-Harris administration cited that the country’s greatest strength lies in its ability to attract global talent.
VISA REBATES AND WORK LIMIT RELAXATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
International students arriving in Australia over the next eight weeks will now get visa rebates. The country has also eased work limit restrictions, allowing students to work for a longer number of hours even with student visas. The objective is to encourage the return of fully-vaccinated international students and current workforce shortages in the country.
TURKEY TO ATTRACT AFRICAN STUDENTS TO ITS UNIVERSITIES
The Turkish government aims to attract international students from Africa to its universities. It is leveraging a recent third Turkey–Africa summit for this objective. Further, it plans to accept high school certificates for admissions of African students to the majority of degree programmes starting in 2023.
DIFFERENT AUSTRALIAN STATES HAVING DIFFERENT QUARANTINE RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS
International students looking forward to returning to Australia for their studies finally have the permission to return from Dec. 15, 2021. However, the confusing part is that different states and territories in the country have different rules regarding quarantining them. Moreover, these rules change with short notice, making them even more daunting for students.
US GRADUATE RATES DIP AMID THE PANDEMIC SLOWDOWN
High school graduation rates in the US witnessed a significant decline due to the pandemic slowdown. At least 20 states in the country have seen a downturn, despite the relaxation in standards to support the struggling students. It is unfortunate news for the country as the event has pushed back the two-decade progress in the education sector.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH LAUNCHES NEW COLLABORATION WITH FUJITSU
Technical University of Munich (TUM) has launched a new collaboration with Fujitsu to drive the debate regarding the accountability, transparency, and traceability of AI. As a part of the initiative, the IEAI will conduct multidisciplinary research to create solutions for practical difficulties relating to AI technology.
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