New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington is making access easier for students wanting to study at the university in 2021, reports 1News. The university agreed to remove grade entry requirements, meaning any student who successfully completes ‘University Entrance’ will be guaranteed entry to undergraduate study if they apply. “Previously students needed a rank score in NCEA
Read MoreFormer universities minister also recommends that UK prioritises recruitment from India to remain competitive after pandemic The UK should introduce a four-year post-study work visa and a target to double the number of Indian students, if it is to remain competitive in global international student recruitment after Covid-19 and Brexit, according to former universities minister Jo
Read MoreTaboo-breaking Parcoursup reforms in 2018 are seen to have reduced failure rates, but there are fears Parisian universities will now hoover up the best students nationwide It’s now been two years since France overturned one of its most sacred higher education principles. In 2018, Emmanuel Macron’s government finally allowed French public universities some measure of
Read MoreUK sector bodies have proposed a national loan scheme for students from selected countries among a range of measures to maximise the UK’s competitiveness as it kickstarts the recovery of international student recruitment. International students bring more than £6.9 billion income to UK universities in tuition fees and contribute more than £26bn to the economy,
Read MoreSpain’s IE University has announced that it will reopen its campus in July one permitted by the Spanish authorities, and that it will launch a ‘liquid education’ model in all undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education programs this September. During a virtual event on June 4, the university’s top management presented its strategic commitment to liquid learning, a
Read MoreThe areas hit earliest by the coronavirus are reopening, but with protections in place In some parts of Asia, masked but cautious students and faculty are beginning to fill up classrooms, laboratories and dormitories once more. If the spread of Covid-19 continues to be contained, most universities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Singapore
Read MoreBut British Council study estimates that income drop could reach £2.3 billion in most ‘pessimistic scenario’ UK universities will likely have at least 14,000 fewer new enrolments from east Asia in the coming academic year, leading to a decline of £463 million in spending on tuition and living expenses, the British Council has predicted. The
Read MoreUnited States colleges and universities are bracing for declines in international student enrolments in the coming autumn (fall) semester, a prospect that could lead to a loss of revenues as high as US$4.5 billion and further slow the momentum of overseas recruitment, a pair of reports examining the impact of COVID-19 on US higher education
Read MoreUniversity leaders in the UK have outlined plans for the next academic year, which includes keeping students in ‘protective bubbles’ where they live and study together and allowing international students to start courses in January. Universities UK published a set of guidelines this week for universities as they emerge from lockdown, in an effort to support institutions and provide
Read MoreThe pioneering online learning networks offer hard-earned lessons for what works and what doesn’t with online education. Sandeep Gupta, a technology manager in California, sees the economic storm caused by the coronavirus as a time “to try to future-proof your working life.” So he is taking an online course in artificial intelligence. Dr. Robert Davidson,
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