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Source: The PIE News Mumbai was witness to the fourth edition of the International Career & College Counselling Conference 2019 which saw more than 900 educators from leading Indian and global institutions from over 35 countries come together for a dialogue on collaborative and inclusive practices.
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CIEC supports the launch of Canada Campus Visits and their encouragement of aspiring international students to pursue their post-secondary education in Canada. Canada Campus Visits provides international students with the ability to make an educated choice of where they want to further their education. They focus on giving participants the opportunity to see […]
Source: The PIE Indian government to launch web portal that will list accredited foreign universities to combat bogus courses.
Source: Economic Times PM Narendra Modi brings in the mother of all scholarships, offers bright PhD students Rs 80,000/month.
Source: The PIE Can passing on GST on to institutions and pleas for tax exemption be solutions for Indian education agents’ increased tax bills?
Source: University World News Academic inbreeding, which is common in India, accentuates existing biases in university hiring policies and means that it is not always the best staff who get posts.
Source: University World News Plans to keep one in five faculty jobs in India for foreign academics have led to fears that universities will have to pay the cost without any increase in funding.
Source: Times of India The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Wednesday to enable Indian Institutes of Information Technology to award degrees.
Source: Times of India 54% of seats in private engineering colleges went vacant last year.
Source: Study International The rest of India should take a leaf out of the school’s book.
Source: Mint Apart from IIT Delhi, the two other Indian institutions in Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2018 are IIT Bombay and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Source: The Economic Times The Modi government is set to replace the UGC and AICTE with a single higher education regulator.
Source: VICE The number of international students in Canadian universities has grown 130% since 2007.
Source: ICEF Monitor Previous reports of significant increases in visa applications and admissions applications to Canadian universities are now being followed by corresponding growth in yield rates for 2017/18 admissions. Growth appears to be particularly notable for students from India. This report can be read in its entirety via the ICEF Monitor website.
Source: Times of India Delivering a memorial lecture in honour of Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar pitched for promoting research and innovation also to combat brain drain and insisted on improving the quality of education from primary to higher education. Noting that India and China prospered on the back of reverse engineering and low wages, he stressed […]
Source: Times of India Vrunda Rathi emerged all-India topper among girls in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2017, the results for which were declared recently. She ranked 71st in the overall list with a score of 321 out of 360.
Source: Times of India IIT Kharagpur will introduce rudiments of Vaastu Shastra to 1st and 2nd-year undergrad architecture students this August.
Software engineering and development fetches the highest possible annual salary for jobs.
Source: NDTV According to a study published by the Asian Journal of Psychiatry 37.7%, 13.1% and 2.4% of students observed were suffering from moderate, severe of extremely severe cases of depression. For a complete review of the study, please visit NDTV.
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Source: Study International India’s Vice-President Hamid Ansari said on Saturday universities must uphold liberal values and respect dissent, a month after violent protests erupted at a university in the capital Delhi over a speech by a student accused of sedition. Addressing students at a university in the northern state of Punjab, Ansari said commitments to the […]
Source: Edmonton Journal via Academica The University of Alberta says that it will look to engage new regions for international student recruitment in an effort to make its international student body more diverse by 2020. The Edmonton Journal reports that achieving this goal will require the university to redirect some of the attention that is currently focused […]
June 3 – 8, 2017 The third annual IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute will be a week long program. This year, the program will be held in Vancouver and Cranbrook in the southeastern region of British Columbia.
Source: The PIE The Indian finance minister, Arun Jaitley, believes that for India to be considered an international education destination, at least 20 of its universities need to feature among the top 100 in a global league table.
Source: ICEF Monitor Indian students’ choice of study destination is highly influenced by visa policy generally and the availability of post-study work opportunities in particular. Recent developments in the US and UK have called the continuing attractiveness of both leading destinations into question for some Indian students. And this has opened the door for alternative destinations […]
Source: Montreal Gazette via Academica Montreal has much to celebrate in being recently named the top city in the world for students, writes McGill University Principal Suzanne Fortier, but the city and its institutions still have much work to do to make the most of “an unprecedented opportunity to fulfill the potential of Montreal to draw […]
Source: Times Higher Education Culture bigger draw than academic advancement while most students have safety fears.
Source: Study International Sidharth, a final year Computer Science student at Delhi Technological University (DTU), has bagged a Rs1.25 crore (US$186,000) per annum job offer from Uber Technologies, the Hindustan Times reports.
Source: Montreal Gazette via Academica Montreal has beaten out London, Berlin, Boston, and Tokyo as the world’s best city for students, according to rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds. The Montreal Gazette reports that Montreal’s desirability, affordability, and positive reviews from students propelled it from seventh place in 2016 to first place 2017. Montreal’s ranking was reportedly influenced […]
Source: Prince George Citizen via Academica The University of Northern British Columbia is considering establishing an international high school on its campus. The Prince George Citizen reports that if the institution goes forward with the plan, a school with capacity for 50 to 100 high school students could be piloted as soon as September 2018. The long-term […]
Source: Times Higher Education via Academica Five Canadian universities have made the top 40 “most international” universities in the world, according to rankings released by Times Higher Education. The rankings are drawn largely from the “international outlook” section of the THE World University Rankings 2016-17, which covers international staff, students, and co-authors. However, the ranking also […]
Source: Edmonton Journal via Academica The University of Alberta has moved to significantly bolster its ties with India, reports the Edmonton Journal. Late last year, UAlberta President David Turpin led a small delegation to Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, and Delhi to secure new agreements, build on existing partnerships, and meet prospective international students through conferences and youth forums. […]
Source: Study International The University of Ottawa announced yesterday that the university was “deeply concerned” about American President Donald Trump’s executive orders and have thus “immediately sought ways” to help any students or academics who are affected.
Source: National Post via Academica “There is no Canadian equivalent of Harvard, with its prestige, limited enrollment and its $60,000 tuition. And really, it’s just as well,” writes Stephen Gordon for the National Post. Gordon argues that while some Canadian universities and programs have high entrance standards, gaining admission into one of these programs is “nowhere […]
Source: The Province via Academica PSE institutions in British Columbia would be wise to “cultivate new markets” for international student enrolment and avoid becoming overly dependent on China, according to a US-based analyst. Rahul Choudaha tells The Province that despite a recent jump in the number of Chinese international students coming to BC, this growth—and the overall […]
Source: Times Higher Education Canada has overtaken the UK as the most attractive English-speaking country for European Union students, according to a study that highlights the damaging impact of the Brexit vote on the UK university sector. A survey of 219 international students at universities in the UK found that Canada was the most desirable English-speaking nation for […]
Source: MiD DAY The Mumbai University has turned to using QR code technology to curb the nuisance of bogus certificate.
Source: Associated Press via Academica The surge in website traffic and enrolment inquiries that occurred at Canadian universities following the election of Donald Trump in November 2016 is now translating into applications. Applications to the University of Toronto from American students have reportedly jumped 70% compared to this time last year, while several other Canadian schools have […]
Source: Study International For all you who’ve yet to experience student life at university, here is a much-needed dose of reality.
Source: University Affairs via Academica “The perfect storm of political upheaval has happened from an academic recruitment point of view,” writes David Kent for University Affairs, citing Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as factors that may drive more highly talented researchers to Canadian universities. While researchers often consider salary an important factor when weighing […]
Source: CBC via Academica Two teams of students from Ryerson University will spend most of their winter break in villages in India and Egypt teaching locals how to build and sell affordable water filters, reports the Canadian Press. The goal of the two small teams is to help improve access to clean water while providing local […]
Source: The PIE News International education has not escaped the effects of last month’s demonetisation of the Indian rupee. While the industry is unlikely to suffer in the long term, India-based education agents have told The PIE News there are short term implications to overcome, including problems with student payments for visas and tuition fees as well as bank withdrawals. For […]
Source: University World News via Academica Students around the world place a high level of emphasis on culture and values when they are asked to imagine a “world class university,” reports University World Report. The students in question were speaking at the recent Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Universities Summit, under the theme “Reimagining […]
Source: Times Higher Education via Academica Canada’s decision to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees “stands out as an important symbol” of the country’s “openness and eagerness to attract newcomers,” says University of Toronto President Meric Gertler in an interview with Times Higher Education. Gertler highlights a number of significant steps Canada has taken to be open […]
Source: Torontoist via Academica The Torontoist has released an article highlighting how three universities and three colleges based in Toronto are working to support student mental health issues. The piece focuses on what programs and events the schools offer on top of existing counselling programs that are available on most campuses; it examines the efforts of Ryerson […]
Source: The PIE News Competitive fees and attractive post-study work options are some of Canada’s most magnetic features drawing international students to its shores. Word of mouth recommendations, however, remain powerful influences when students are choosing a study destination. For the complete post, please visit The PIE News.
Source: The PIE News Nova Scotia has launched two initiatives aiming to entice international student to stay, work and possibly immigrate after they graduate, in order to shore up the province’s ageing and shrinking workforce. To read the complete article, visit The PIE News.
Source: The PIE News More clearly articulated pathways between different levels of study is what Canadian educators must offer international students to improve their access to Canadian HE, according to a panel presenting at the CBIE annual conference in Canada. For the full article, please visit The PIE News.
Source: Study International In November 2016, India’s government suddenly declared that all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes no longer held any value, sending citizens across the country scrambling to exchange their now-worthless bills. In the aftermath, university students are finding it difficult to get a hold of the cash they need for daily expenses, such as buying […]