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Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap studentsMilitant Islamist group Boko Haram and a branch of Islamic State are active in northern Nigeria, but kidnappings by other armed groups - mo...
- Nigerian students build Covid-19 care robot to treat patients
MAIROBOT, which took about three months to build, is still in its early days.
- American colleges’ admission rates dip to record lows, but international students gain
Applicants are facing one of the most competitive admission processes this year as the number of applications have increased. Also, several...
- View: The charm of American education is over
The quest for higher-level learning and acquiring knowledge, made the youth to look for studies abroad. Studying abroad became synonymous...
- Trump's executive order on visas for foreign workers cost USD 100 billion, claims think tank
The executive order signed by Trump on June 22, that had temporarily banned issuing fresh H-1B and L-1 visas till December 31, caused a neg...
- Indian students adjust to blended learning at UK universities despite Covid restrictions
The British Council in India said it has been interacting with thousands of Indian students planning to study in the UK over the last six m...
- Impact of 2020 US Elections on Indian students seeking American education
The USA was a destination for about a million international students last academic year – of which over 200,000 students are from India 3 –...
- Indian students appeal to UK PM in historic English test visa row
The scandal, believed to have impacted around 34,000 international students, relates to the Test of English for International Communication...
- UK opens new 'simplified' points-based student visa route for international applicants
The UK Home Office said the new route treats all students equally, including students from Europe coming to study after the Brexit transiti...
- Visas granted to Indian students to study in United Kingdom more than doubles
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that Indian nationals accounted for 17 per cent of the total 299,023 sponsored study visas g...
- Australia amends norms for international students, online studies qualify for post-study work visa
Australia’s government will recommence granting student visas, thus when borders re-open, students will already have visas on hand and will...
- US tech firms file amicus curiae brief against ICE decision on international students
“The amici from the tech companies focused first on raw economic arguments. The 1 million international students are customers and potentia...
- Explained: Why US cannot say no to international students
Foreign students contributed $44.7 bn to the US economy in 2018, as per Department of Commerce data.
- Legal challenges, workarounds as White House digs in on foreign student squeeze
Tens of thousands of foreign students are stuck between Trump & schools and colleges tug of war over reopening.
- 136 Congressmen and 30 Senators seek reversal of US decision on international students
In its July 6 order, the ICE declared that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online or taking only onl...
- UK may look to tap into international students impacted by Trump decision
The UK is faced with the prospect of large losses if foreign student enrolments drop as a result of the pandemic.
- International students should leave US or take measures if online classes held: State Dept
For seeking further details, the department said that foreign students should check with the local United States embassy or consulate for i...
- Policy change on international students is misguided, say US universities and lawmakers
Congressman Bennie Thompson, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, chairwoman of the Border Secu...
- Visa freeze
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