Amid extraordinary efforts to persuade students from the subcontinent to remain in Australia after graduating, Indian students are pouring into the country. Following the Jobs & Skills Summit last September, the Albanese Government extended post-study work rights for international students to six years. Labor also increased the number of hours international students could work while studying. In early March, Education Minister Jason Clare travelled to India with a group of twenty vice chancellors and university representatives from Australia to foster relations between the two nations’ educational systems. That came after several months of record-breaking numbers of student visa student arrivals,…

The students will also have to complete 2 years of compulsory rotatory internship (File)New Delhi: The central government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that students who returned to India from Ukraine will be offered a single chance to clear the MBBS Final, both Part I and Part II Examinations without enrolling in any existing medical colleges.”The students may be offered a single chance to clear the MBBS Final, both Part I and Part II Examinations (Both Theory and Practical) as per existing NMC Syllabus and guidelines without being enrolled in any of the existing Indian Medical Colleges. They can…

Express News Service NEW DELHI: Over 7.5 lakh students went abroad for higher studies last year, compared to 4,44,553 in 2021, with the most preferred destinations being the US, Canada and the UK. The dip in Covid-19 cases and the lifting of travel restrictions played a major role. In 2020, only 2,59,655 students went abroad for studies, as per the information shared by the Ministry of Education in Parliament.  Though in 2020 and 2021, travel came to a halt due to the pandemic, the US, Canada and the UK continued to draw students.  In 2022, 7,50,365 students went abroad, with the maximum – at 1,90,512…

From an interview with Bermet Nurkamilova At the age of 18, Bermet Nurkamilova followed her dream to live abroad by moving to Canada as an international student. Her first year in college was a huge adjustment as she faced culture shock and homesickness. Although tempted to return home, she persevered—pushing herself out of her comfort zone to make friends, find an internship, graduate from college, and start university studies. Here she shares her personal struggles as an international student and the lessons she learned to excel both academically and professionally.  I was born in Bishkeck, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan…

Paying for the schooling you need to become a nurse can be challenging and the cost of nursing schools discourages many who want to become nurses, even though it is an investment that can pay off handsomely.  It is essential to do your homework before enrolling in a nursing program. You’ll learn about the numerous scholarships available to help fund your nursing program. Additionally, many nursing programs are free of tuition expenses, letting students graduate with little to no debt.  Here are further details on how to study nursing abroad without paying exorbitant tuition. How Much Does Nursing School Cost?…

The international students lost millions when three private colleges, including M College in Montreal, CDE College in Sherbrooke and CCSQ College, closed early in 2022. The students have been unable to get their tuition fees back. Between 500 and 600 students requested a refund from the colleges before the owners filed for creditor protection. The impacted students paid between $10,000 and $15,000, CBC said. Another court filing last year, saw 633 students request refunds totalling $6.4 million. It is unclear how many students in total have been impacted by the closure, but in February last year, thousands protested in various parts of Canada. The news…

An international student facing deportation to India says he had no interest in studying business but that his education agent told him it would give him a better shot at getting a visa and he could switch to another program upon arrival in Canada.At an admissibility hearing Friday, Amritraj Singh Batth testified he hired Brijesh Mishra, owner of EMSA, a consulting firm in Jalandhar, to get a visa to study in Canada but had no idea the Humber College admission letter the agent used for the application was doctored.“If I would have gotten to know prior to coming to Canada,…

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Ravjeet Singh says he was floored when he learned what “clues” had revealed that the college acceptance letter he used to enter Canada was fake.First, there were the wrong start and end dates for the international business management program he planned to take. Then there was the wrong information about the co-op terms. And there was a missing date under the school’s letterhead. “The letter of admission provided did not match with any letters of admission that we had issued,” a Fanshawe College official wrote to the Canada Border Services Agency last April. “The letter had been doctored from our…