Published on May 8th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT Updated on May 11th, 2023 at 09:54am EDT As many university and college programs come to an end, international students may be considering post-graduation options, which can include applying for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). This article will provide crucial insights into the PGWP application process to help you understand the intricacies of the program and the associated rules and policies. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm 1. PGWP has a role in gaining Canadian work experience A major benefit of the PGWP is that is…

British Council has selected two Indian scholars for EARTH scholarships, who will now get the opportunity to work at Scottish universities. These selected scholars are Camellia Biswas and Ajmal S. Rasaq. Biswas is a doctoral researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Gandhinagar. She will visit and work in collaboration with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) to examine the ecological-cultural evolution of human-seal relationships in the Northern Scottish Islands across place and time to comprehend climate emergency and conservation action. Rasaq is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT…

I stood still on the central London pavement as I tried to work out the cheapest way to get home. ‘I live in Islington, so I could walk to either Warren Street or Tottenham Court Road station and get the Tube,’ I thought to myself. ‘But that is almost twice as much as what the bus would cost.’ It would be a 27-minute walk, but I had already walked 6,000 steps that day and I hadn’t eaten anything in six hours, so what if I felt light-headed? Breakfast was an indulgent cheese omelette and I had leftover rice and pulses…

International students from India are “increasingly” being exploited in the care sector, MPs have been told. The Commons Home Affairs Committee has an inquiry on at the moment aiming to assess the scale of human trafficking in the UK, and the forms it takes – and one of today’s witnesses was Elysia McCaffrey, who is Chief Executive at the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA). Back in February we learned that five people suspected of recruiting and exploiting Indian students working in care homes across North Wales had been handed a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO), following a report…

There are many reasons why studying in the UK is a great choice for international students. The UK has a history of welcoming international students and offers a rich cultural heritage that provides a fantastic student experience. The UK has a global reputation for academic excellence, this is reflected in the fact that over 16 per cent of the world’s top 100 universities are in the UK, according to the QS World University Rankings 2023. Choosing which university is best for you is an important decision and can take a long time. Trying to find a university that offers everything…

The Department for Education, the Home Office and the Treasury are planning to prevent master’s students on one-year courses from bringing family members to the UK with them, reports the Financial Times.  UK net migration figures are predicted to show a record high when they are released later in May, putting pressure on the government to take action to tackle immigration.  The number of students bringing family members with them increased by almost 30% in 2022, making up 135,788 student visas. Almost 100,000 of these were granted to family members of Indian and Nigerian students.  Jamie Arrowsmith, director of Universities…

No questioning, of course, of whether or not Canada should set levels for students, along with temporary foreign workers, to reduce housing and other pressures. Or whether the government should review existing designated learning institutions (DLI), particularly private colleges, given their recruitment practices: Skyrocketing rent prices in Canada’s major cities are leaving more and more people struggling to find an affordable place to live. National conversations about the housing crisis often overlook a growing segment of the population that is extremely vulnerable to housing discrimination, rent gouging, rights abuses and sexual harassment: international students.  Canada had more than 807,000 international students in 2022,…

The idea of lifelong learning has become very popular lately, with an increasing number of students and professionals looking to upskill or reskill. ‘Upskilling’ can be understood as a process of acquiring new skills in a professional context, enabling individuals to keep pace with evolving industry trends. These skills often add to a person’s pre-existing skill set.How upskilling impacts the education sectorHigher education institutions look towards equipping their students with skills for their professional development and career advancement. They also expose them to post-study career opportunities at the completion of their degree. With the ultimate vision of making students future-ready,…

Eric Garcetti is the new US Ambassador to IndiaNew Delhi: Reducing the wait time for US visas for Indians is not the “10th or 11th priority” but the “number one priority”, the new US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told NDTV on Thursday.Mr Garcetti takes charges at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started preparations to fly to the US on a state visit on June 22. US President Joe Biden is also expected to visit India later this year to attend the G20 summit in Delhi.”I am very excited to be the ambassador here not only when…