Almost anyone who has moved to a new country knows that setting up the basics, like a bank account, are the hardest tasks to do. That’s why Ellis was created for international students planning to study in the U.S. Before they arrive, they can open a debit account with Ellis’ neobank and sign up for a 5G cellphone plan, too. The startup is also working on a product to be a co-signer on leases. Ellis announced today it has raised a $5.6 million seed round led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, 20VC, Dreamers VC and V1.VC.…

The conference, which began 12 years ago as a collaboration between Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley, gathers thought leaders from various sectors, including technology, education, business, politics and entertainment, to engage in dialogue concerning the transformation of learning, work, and society. During keynote addresses and breakout sessions, topics such as climate change, access and equity in edtech, teacher burnout, and social emotional wellness of learners and workers were addressed. Executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy Sean Gallagher was a summit presenter, offering sessions on the future of business education…

In a key move for international students, the Canadian government will be providing CAD$385.7 million to “facilitate the timely and efficient entry of a growing number of visitors, workers and students” over the next five years. “The new budget commitments will contribute to the long-term competitiveness of Canada’s immigration system,” Universities Canada president Paul Davidson told The PIE News. “We look forward to working with the government on the implementation of these commitments to ensure international students benefit from timely and accurate visa processing,” he added. “The new budget commitments will contribute to long-term competitiveness” While post-secondary is not a…

There are currently 115,068 international students in the Netherlands, a 12% increase on last year, reports Nuffic, the Dutch government body for internationalisation in education.  This follows the news that international students currently make up one in four first-years at Dutch universities, according to separate figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) released on March 28.  The number coming from Europe has “surged”, CBS said, with Nuffic finding that 72% of international students are from countries in the European Economic Area, which does not include the UK. German students continue to make up the greatest proportion of the Netherlands’ international students, representing a fifth…

Canada immigration news: Studying or working in Canada prior to applying for permanent residence proved to be an even greater asset for those hoping to immigrate here last year.  The number of new permanent residents to the country with that experience almost quadrupled in 2021 compared to the previous year. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals 22,670 new permanent residents came to Canada last year after having previously been international students in the country.  That’s almost three times the 7,750 new permanent residents who had previously held study permits in 2020 and almost double the 11,565 who had…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: Different families have their own unique experiences of the pandemic, and factors affecting study abroad decisions vary widely as a result Establishing strong connections with current students and local agents can help to more clearly understand families’ and prospective students’ needs and priorities The pandemic has affected families, and students, in entirely different ways. Some have become financially worse off, while others have become wealthier. Some have become more safety-conscious, and some – yearning to leave behind what some have termed the “lost years” of COVID – have become less so, finding themselves…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: While international enrolments in the US declined again in 2021, the extent of the decline is much less severe than in 2020 The picture is mixed across sectors and study levels, however The Chinese market continues to cool off, while India, Europe, and Africa are notable sources of growth After enduring a nearly 18% drop in foreign enrolments in 2020, US educators – at least in higher education – began to see room for optimism in 2021 as the sharp decline trend began to tip the other way. The latest data release from…

Over February and March, the French government has updated its travel guidance for foreign students entering the country to begin or resume studies. Campus France has prepared a concise summary of the current guidance, which amounts to: Arrival requirements vary according to the country from which the student is travelling. France has established a two-tier scheme of COVID-19 risk classification, where “green countries” are those considered to have “negligible or moderate virus circulation”. “Orange countries”, meanwhile, are those with “active circulation of the virus, in the absence of an emerging variant of concern and showing no vaccine or immune escape.”Those…

Delhi police pick up students from Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur and Warangal for producing fake papers for visas Illustration and Painting | Photo Credit: erhui1979 Delhi police pick up students from Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur and Warangal for producing fake papers for visas About a dozen students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been taken into custody by the Chanakyapuri police of New Delhi based on complaints from the US Embassy that they had produced fake work experience and bank documents to obtain US visas. Agents and educational consultants who helped them obtain fake certificates and fudged documents were also picked up…