Published on May 12th, 2022 at 01:59pm EDT Updated on May 13th, 2022 at 11:50am EDT Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appeared today before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to participate in the committee’s new study on IRCC’s application backlogs and processing times. The parliamentary committee is comprised of elected federal government officials. Their mandate is to monitor federal policy relating to immigration and multiculturalism, as well as oversee the immigration department and refugee board. They conduct studies and make recommendations to guide immigration policy. Minister Fraser was invited on behalf of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada…

India’s university grants commission, which oversees the country’s higher education standards, has set out updated rules for partnerships between Indian and foreign higher education institutions, covering twinning, joint degree, and dual degree programs.  Institutions will be eligible if they are in the top 1,000 of the QS or THE world university rankings – they will not need to show specific assessment or accreditation ratings.   “It is perceived that this poses a greater risk around quality and accountability” But the regulator has continued to forbid franchise arrangements as well as online or distance learning (except as supplementary learning) in what the…

The event, organised by London Higher and Oxford International Education Group, included insight from IDP Connect and Nous Group and signalled the start of a renewed effort from stakeholders in the English capital to re-establish “brand London” in the face of strong global competition from the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Skidmore, speaking via video link from Brussels as part of a UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, warned against the UK standing still in setting new international recruitment targets. “Last year, the Department published an update to the international education strategy, reaffirming a commitment to reaching the milestones mentioned; yet…

The debate has been particularly fierce in the United States – and it’s not hard to see why. The USA’s initially mixed response to Covid-19, combined with the uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s international student visa policy, meant that the USA experienced a particularly steep decline in international enrolments in the first year of the pandemic. Understandably, much of the current discussion has focused on whether the USA can retain its place as the most popular international study destination. The Open Doors 2021 Fall International Student Enrollment Snapshot pointed to some green shoots of growth for the USA, with…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: Analysts are reporting surges in search traffic for study abroad within lockdown-affected areas in China The pandemic is continuing to disrupt some study abroad planning at least for Chinese students, with thousands of locked-down students recently prevented from sitting Advanced Placement exams needed for admission to some US and European universities It is too early to be definitive about this, but the pandemic appears to have had a larger-than-expected impact on outbound student numbers from China. There are a number of factors at work in this, including extended Australian border closures and frosty…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: Many international students are interested in jobs in host countries after graduating – this article looks at the occupations being prioritised by governments in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK, and the US Ever more, leading destinations for international students are tying their immigration strategies to skills gaps in their economies, as well as their allowances for students working while studying or post-graduation (see Australia and Canada for recent examples). Given that many students are interested in programmes with strong post-graduation career outcomes, we’ve devoted this article to outlining major skills shortages in top…

Eight lakh US visas were likely to be issued in 12 months in India. (Representational)New Delhi: Those who have been refused a F-1 Student Visa before will not be able to get a slot when the appointment applications open this summer, Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy, Donald L Heflin said on Wednesday.During the 45 minute live chat on the web page of the US consulate general in Delhi, Mr Heflin said the summer season for student visa will open in June and first half of July.”We want the summer season to be for fresh applicants. People…

International education consultancy The Lygon Group has partnered with The Australian Technology Network of Universities in order to provide key insights on policy matters before the federal election on May 21. The Lygon Group will be tracking policy questions on international education as part of the Election Watch Project with the ATN Network of leading technological universities in Australia. As part of this work, The Lygon Group is tracking the conversations Australian voters and international students are having about the election, online, using its unique international student social listening tool, The Social Source.  “The project looks at topics of interest to voters: their…

The Government will bring forward the full reopening of the border to the end of July, Stuff understands. The new date will be July 31, according to a source with knowledge of the plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Government had earlier said the border would reopen more fully in October, but had signalled this could move forwards.Ross Giblin/StuffWellington Airport welcomed visitors from abroad when borders began opening. READ MORE:* News cruise ships soon to return ‘biggest woohoo moment’ for industry boss* NZ to open to Australian tourists first on April 12, then visa-waiver countries in May* Tourism…