I didn’t go to an Ivy League college. In fact, I never even thought of applying, and you probably didn’t either.This week, U.S. News & World Report decided to demote Columbia University from No. 2 for best university in America to No. 18 after the school was accused of providing false information to boost its ranking. What does it say about the value of such rankings when a supposed measure of quality can slip overnight?In August, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona bluntly called popular college rankings “a joke.” Why?Probably because they celebrate institutions that represent less than 1% of the…

In order to boost the student exchange programme, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Wednesday said her country targets to enrol 20,000 Indian students in higher institutions by 2025. Addressing Lady Shri Ram College students here, she said, “People-to-people contacts are essential… We want 20,000 Indian students in France by 2025. We’re starting from something close to 5000… it is very ambitious but between India and France, the sky is the limit.” Recognizing the benefit of bilateral student mobility, France maintains the objective of 20,000 Indian students by 2025 which will create opportunities for new businesses, start-ups and innovation between…

The student support group said that it has seen a 86% rise in the number of queries it has received so far this year about housing problems while, last month, Irish police urged students to be wary following an increase in accommodation fraud.  “The reliance on the private market to deliver accommodation has not worked” Student associations have previously called on the government to act on housing shortages in Ireland and Laura Harmon, executive director of ICOS, said that the crisis is now “worse than ever”, blaming a lack of supply, high rental costs and “ineffective regulations”.  “The reliance on…

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The new measure is a key outcome of the Australian government’s recently concluded Jobs and Skills Summit. At the event, the government also announced that it would extend post-study work rights to graduates of select streams – a move that has garnered much attention from international students and stakeholders. Changes to the permanent migration program might also prove to be a game-changer for the international education industry by providing an added incentive for international students to choose to stay in Australia after graduating. Currently, only about 16% of Australia’s international students stay on.  International students have been “carefully watching” the announcements following…

As welcome signs were hung and orientation activities echoed across Canadian post-secondary campuses last week, thousands of international students were still back in their home countries, waiting to hear about the status of their study permits. Mackenzy Metcalfe, executive director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, says the organization is hearing from several frustrated international students who are affected by backlogs at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).”These delays really impact how students experience campus,” Metcalfe said. “It means students won’t be able to attend campus until the middle of September, maybe even October, so they miss welcome week, getting to know campus, introductions…

Starting 2023, studying in Germany will cost more. The country is planning to increase the amount for a blocked account required by international students by 8.5%. According to the German Foreign Office, from 1 January 2023, the presumed annual requirement that must be paid into the blocked account when applying for a visa will amount to €11,208. A blocked account with sufficient funds is one of the top requirements for international students seeking student visas. Currently, the required amount for a blocked bank account is €10,332. The amount that can we withdrawn from the account will also increase to €934…

“Now that CPI is expected to finish in at around 8-9 per cent by the end of the year, I doubt universities will match it. Increases of between 3-4 per cent are more likely,” Mr Ramirez said.Studymove reviewed 3942 bachelor degree programs offered at 40 Australian universities in 2022 and 2387 masters programs. It found the average annual fee for an undergraduate program was $34,920 and for postgraduate it was $35,879.The range in prices was $49,619 a year for the most costly bachelor’s program and $49,595 for a master’s, while the cheapest were $25,575 and $23,936 respectively.Mr Ramirez’s analysis also…

This week – the week of ‘la rentreé’ in France, when the new academic year begins – Campus France shared the news that, according to latest statistics from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of foreign students enrolled in France increased by 8% in the academic year 2021/22. Now, the total number of international students in France, including apprentices in higher education, sits at 400,026, due to the highest growth seen since 2005. A 2018 strategy has a target of attracting half a million international students to the country by 2027, and launched an international campaign in 2019. “All along the pandemic,…