Just before we broke up for Christmas, new Education Committee Chair Robin Walker used his first meeting between the select committee chairs and the Prime Minister to grill Rishi Sunak on international students. Noting that when he was at the Department for Education (DfE) there had been a little celebration when the sector hit its 600k a year target, Walker asked the PM whether he thought that figure was about right, too few or too many. Sunak said most of the right things – noting the “significant economic and cultural contribution” of international students both to the sector “and indeed…

Toronto: A new record number of Indians received permits to study at Canadian institutions this year but those presuming this will provide a guaranteed pathway to immigration may be in for a jolt of reality.“Promises are being made that these students will be able to graduate and become permanent residents quite easily but again if you look at the number of international students coming in and the programme that typically services them, which is the Canadian Experience Class, there simply is not the room to be able to accommodate all of them,” Ravi Jain, co-founder of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers’…

The United States has extended the interview waiver facility for more non-immigrant visa applicants, including international students and some temporary workers. “We are pleased to announce that the Secretary of State has made a determination extending the authority of consular officers to waive in-person interviews for certain non-immigrant visa categories through December 31, 2023,” the US State Department said in a press release. Students and temporary workers have a positive impact on the U.S. economy. Our @TravelGov team is working to reduce… https://t.co/2MsW76an7R— Department of State (@StateDept) 1671831000000 The categories of visas included are — Temporary Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Workers…

UK based University of Essex on Thursday announced its GREAT Scholarships for Indian students. The scholarships are worth GBP 10,000. They are aimed at master’s students with strong academic backgrounds who have work experience or have demonstrated interest in their chosen subject area. The scholarship amount must be used to cover the cost of tuition fees for any one-year master’s (MA, MSc, LLM) programme. Students will be expected to engage in extra-curricular activities along with their lectures and tutorials. These scholarships are open to anyone with a valid Indian passport, the candidate has to be an overseas student of the…

Pursuing a university or college education in Canada can open many career doors, but unfortunately tuition usually doesn’t come cheap. Tuition fees alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year, depending on your school and program of choice. In addition, international students in Canada spend anywhere between $27,000 CAD and $64,000 CAD per year on living expenses.  Luckily, there are many fully-funded scholarships available to help international students manage the costs of a post-secondary education in Canada. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of some of the top scholarships for newcomers that can help you achieve…

As an international student, getting a Canadian degree in medicine or healthcare can unlock exciting career opportunities. Medical and healthcare professionals are in demand in nearly all Canadian provinces and, with a Canadian degree in these fields, you’ll obtain both academic and practical knowledge. If you’re in the process of identifying universities you hope to attend, this resource showcases some of the best Canadian universities for medicine and healthcare programs. This article also provides an overview of graduate and undergraduate programs offered in these fields, tuition fees for international students, and general admission requirements for these programs. In this article:…

The United States has extended the interview waiver facility for more non-immigrant visa applicants, including international students and some temporary workers. “We are pleased to announce that the Secretary of State has made a determination extending the authority of consular officers to waive in-person interviews for certain non-immigrant visa categories through December 31, 2023,” the US State Department said in a press release. Students and temporary workers have a positive impact on the U.S. economy. Our @TravelGov team is working to reduce… https://t.co/2MsW76an7R— Department of State (@StateDept) 1671831000000 The categories of visas included are — Temporary Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Workers…

Rishi Sunak said the UK will always want to recruit the “best and the brightest”. “International students do make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector and indeed the UK. They enrich the university experience for all students,” Rishi Sunak told a committee of MPs on December 20. “The point to recognise is, the target we set of 600,000 was for 2030. We met it several years early and that is a sign of success but obviously it causes one to look at the situation but no one is doubting the contributions that students make to…

Universities Australia – the lobby group for Australia’s 39 largest universities – has lodged a submission with the Albanese Government’s immigration review, which demanded that temporary graduate visas be automatically granted to all international students who complete their study and pass character checks. Why? Because “our global competitors are increasing the number of international graduates in their migration mix in recognition of the significant contribution they make. [And] Australia is falling behind”, according to Chief executive Catriona Jackson. This comes as the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey showed that most migrant graduates are either unemployed or underemployed, as well as poorly paid.…