Despite borders reopening and Aotearoa once again officially ‘open’ to international students, eager student travellers have hit one critical snag: Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Processing struggles have left many overseas students in limbo as a result.  Since April 12, Aotearoa has been officially open to international students, as long as you hold a valid student visa and offer from a university. The Otago University International Office said in a statement that they “welcome [the reopening] as a first step to once again allowing freedom of movement for international students”.  However, “if your circumstances changed since you were granted your visa,…

The original name of the university was taken from Egerton Ryerson, a Methodist preacher, educator and colonialist. Ryerson designed a model for residential schools for the country’s Indigenous population. In 2021, remains of children were found at former schools across Canada. However, the new name is the “culmination of work carried out over several years”, the institution noted. “Metropolitan is a reflection of who we have always been – an urban institution dedicated to excellence, innovation, and inclusion and who we aim to be – a place where all feel welcome, seen, represented and celebrated,” president and vice-chancellor Mohamed Lachemi said. The…

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Students from India wait at international arrivals at Terminal 1 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. International students have had a particularly tough time in Canada during the pandemic. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk /Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Post Article content What is happening to international students? This is the only question raised when an international student commits suicide, is gunned down, meets with a fatal road accident or when a report of exploitation appears in the news. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The next…

While the two major political parties dance around immigration issues without dealing with the substance, there were some developments in March that re-confirm the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has lost control of the visa system. The Novak Djokovic debacle of earlier this year was just a glimpse of the chaos. The election focus on boat arrivals and temporary protection visas when we haven’t had a boat arrive since early 2013-14, along with the marginal difference between the major parties on visas for farm workers, also miss the real issues. Apart from the problems created by poor visa design/administration and…

Universities UK has appointed an internal candidate – Vivienne Stern – as its next chief executive, replacing out-going Alistair Jarvis.  Stern joined the organisation in 2001, eventually rising to the role of director of UUK International (UUKi) in 2014, representing 140 British universities on the global stage and their international interests.  She will begin her new role in September 2022. Jarvis, chief executive of five years, leaves for the University of London to take up the newly created job of pro-vice-chancellor for partnerships and governance.  In her six years in senior leadership, UUK said Stern had played a crucial role spearheading its…

The High Potential Individual visa route aims to attract high skilled overseas talent to support “growth and innovation”, and will be open to bachelors, masters or PhD graduates from institutions on a “Global Universities List” of 50 institutions. The list, published annually by the Home Office, will feature institutions outside the UK that are ranked in at least two of three renowned rankings. The rankings part of the initiative are: Times Higher Education World University rankings; Quacquarelli Symonds World University rankings; and The Academic Ranking of the World Universities. Being in the top 50 of just one of the rankings will not be enough…

NEW ZEALAND-GLOBAL As universities and countries around the world work overtime trying to gain the post-pandemic competitive edge with regard to international students, a university leader in New Zealand has challenged many of the assumptions driving globalisation and the internationalisation of higher education.Universities in New Zealand have not had any new in-country international students on campus since March 2020 and are not expecting any meaningful numbers until January 2023, the deputy vice-chancellor (strategic development) at the University of Auckland told delegates to this year’s International Higher Education Forum (IHEF) hosted by Universities UK International.And according to Dr Erik Lithander, who…

A new act designed to make it easier for students to apply for permanent residency and “work after graduation” has been put forward, but the announcement does also make it known that students will “still be responsible for their livelihood throughout their studies”. The government’s ultimate aim, according to Labour Migration and Integration Unit government counsellor Jarmo Tiukkanen, is to “triple the number of new students by the year 2030”, and increase the number of third country students staying in work after graduation from 50% to a lofty 75%. In autumn 2021, Finland welcomed an estimated 4,856 incoming exchange students. It’s…