Top 12 Trending International Education News
March 25, 2021
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COVID-19 Immigration and Travel Ramifications
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the border between the US and Canada would remain closed to nonessential travel through April 21, 2021. Only “Essential Travelers” who travel between the US and Canada for employment will be permitted. IRCC has clarified that travel for the purpose of obtaining immigration services is non-essential. International students and workers who are outside of Canada and the United States will not be permitted to board an aircraft to return to Canada unless they are the spouse, common-law partner, or dependent child of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
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Post-Secondary Students Heading Back to Class Next Fall, Province Says
Post-secondary students are being asked to prepare for a full return to on-campus learning for the upcoming school year. Alberta Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides has said that due to the pace of vaccine rollouts, Alberta students can expect to head back to campus for the fall semester. The safety of students, staff, and faculty will remain top priority as the province moves to transition back to in-person learning.
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Wales to Launch International Exchange Programme after Erasmus Scheme Pulled
The Welsh government plans to invest £65m in the Turing scheme, which will run from 2022 to 2026. The programme aims to send 15,000 participants from Wales overseas and have 10,000 participants from other countries come to study or work in Wales. Exchanges will be carried out in a similar way to the Erasmus scheme and it will provide funding to enable students and staff across universities, colleges, adult education centers, and schools to undertake a period of structured learning or work experience overseas.
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Interactive Guide to Support International Students During Pandemic
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) has set up an online interactive guide to give additional support to international students during the pandemic. The aim is to provide practical advice and tips in the management of their future careers. The seven universities in the IUA have come together to create a graduate toolkit called Employable You. It is designed to provide advice in seeking placements, internships, and employment after graduation.
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Australia Looks to Allow Foreign Students to Return to Unis Hit by COVID-19 Travel Curbs
Australia is desperately exploring ways to reboot its international education sector. Among the propositions include allowing vaccinated students from Singapore to re-enter or creating special student-only flights and quarantine facilities. Universities Australia has flagged Singapore and New Zealand as the first potential partners for travel bubbles which will involve two-way, quarantine-free travel, possibly by the middle of the year. The universities sector has also proposed the creation of a specific travel and quarantine scheme for foreign students.
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Australia Lifts Ban on Travel to New Zealand Ahead of Trans-Tasman Bubble
Australia has lifted its ban on international travel to New Zealand, paving the way for a two-way trans-Tasman bubble. Health Minister Greg Hunt has amended the country's emergency biosecurity laws so that anyone who has been in Australia for at least 14 days can now travel directly to New Zealand. Australians were previously required to apply for an exemption to leave the country. The new safe travel zone policy would allow people from Australia to come to New Zealand without a two-week stay in a managed isolation hotel.
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Foreign Students Enrollments Dip by 18% in the USA
Based on a new report by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program, the USA has seen a decline of 18% in foreign student enrollment as F1 visas went down by 90% in August 2020. Visa records for newly enrolled students also dropped by 72%. The F-1 visa is being issued to full-time academic students, while the M-1 visa category includes students in vocational or other non-academic programs.
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Learning from Home or Far from Home: International Students Face Difficult Choices with COVID-19
As Ottawa reopens, international students are facing another wave of stress. Amid fears of another inevitable lockdown caused by a looming third wave of COVID-19 infections, foreign students decided to come to Ottawa because some of them have work obligations to fulfill for their degree. Some moved online and traveled home but many others did not have that luxury. Most of them chose to stay because they are saving themselves from the bureaucratic nightmare of having to renew their study permit and from other issues.
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India Replaces U.S. to Become Second Biggest International Student Market for London
India has emerged as the second biggest international student market for London, moving from third place the previous academic year and replacing the US in second place. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), during 2019-20, 13,435 Indian students enrolled at London universities, an 87-percent increase on the previous year’s 7,185 students. Applications by Indian students may have been encouraged by the reintroduction of the two-year post-study visa for international students by the UK government, allowing overseas graduates a longer period to look for employment after their studies.
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US Universities Hope for Return of International Students from Middle East
The once vibrant foreign student market from the Middle East has gone down from about 18 percent to about 8 percent. US universities cited that COVID-19 has had an impact but there has been a steady decline in the enrollment of international students over the past 5 years. Schools cited policies such as the so-called “Muslim ban” which resulted in the visas of 60,000 people from the MENA region countries being provisionally revoked, as contributing to the decline. Universities are hoping that the situation will be overturned with the lifting of the travel ban and President Joe Biden’s planned reforms to the US student visa system.
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Indians, Chinese Account for 47% of International Students in US: Report
According to the SEVIS report, there were 382,561 students from China, followed by 207,460 students from India. China and India were followed by South Korea (68,217), Saudi Arabia (38,039), Canada (35,508), and Brazil (34,892) that are enrolled in US schools in 2020. Based on the latest figures, 47 percent (590,021) of all active SEVIS records hailed from either China (382,561) or India (207,460) in 2020, reflecting a slight decrease from 48 percent in the previous year.
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Israel Vaccinates International Students, Researchers against COVID-19
Under an on-campus vaccination drive in Israel, over 500 international students and researchers from countries all over the world including China, India, Denmark, France, Mexico got vaccinated. The country has made efforts to ensure all international students have access to vaccines. The all-inclusive vaccination drive is indicative of Israel’s commitment to the internationalization of their higher education. Israel claims that 55 percent of its total population has received the first dose, and 47 percent of the total population has been completely vaccinated.
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Featured Institution: St. Lawrence College
Founded in 1967, St. Lawrence College (SLC) is one of the oldest applied arts and technology colleges in Canada. With three campuses in Eastern Ontario, namely Brockville, Cornwall, and Kingston, the college is home to approximately 6,700 full-time students and 20,000 part-time students. SLC offers more than 100 programs on its three campuses in the area of studies like applied arts, business, community services, justice studies, and hospitality.
Situated along the beautiful St. Lawrence River, all three St. Lawrence College's campuses have quaint, friendly, and personal campus communities. All locations are rich with green space and are close to major cities like Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, and just a short drive across the border to upstate New York. A variety of extracurricular activities, specialized programs, and services designed to help students get maximum college experience are also available at SLC
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Featured Program: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Child and Family Studies
This program prepares students to work in mental health services, child developmental services, education, government, or child welfare. In this course, students will learn about human development and behavior analysis, among others, for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of children and families. It produces competent graduates who are knowledgeable about the social impacts that affect children and adults, equipping them with tools necessary for social justice and service to the community. Nipissing University is a primarily undergraduate university in Ontario, Canada, with a reputation for excellence and a high-quality academic environment.
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