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Student Visa Backlog due to โ€œCapacity Issuesโ€

Despite borders reopening and Aotearoa once again officially โ€˜openโ€™ to international students, eager student travellers have hit one critical snag: Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Processing...

Ryerson University renamed Toronto Metropolitan University

The original name of the university was taken fromย Egerton Ryerson, a Methodist preacher, educator and colonialist. Ryerson designed a model for residential schools for the...

โ€˜India prepared me for tough times but Ireland helped me to growโ€™

When Saroj Kapadne completed her undergraduate degree in food technology, the young graduate was almost immediately expected to get married. Despite finding a good job...

International students sleeping on the streets due to accommodation crisis

International students sleeping on the streets due to accommodation crisis row.startsWith("igmAuth=")); let pageAttributes = { author: "Ann Murphy", topic: ["#Housing","Education","Place: Ireland","Place: Dublin","Place: Cork","Person: Helen McEntee","Person:...

Nagar: What is happening to international students in Canada?

Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Students from India wait at international arrivals at Terminal 1 at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. International...

Home Affairs losing control of visa system

While the two major political parties dance around immigration issues without dealing with the substance, there were some developments in March that re-confirm the Department...

Universities UK appoints Vivienne Stern chief executive

Universities UK has appointed an internal candidate โ€“ Vivienne Stern โ€“ย as its next chief executive, replacing out-going Alistair Jarvis.ย  Stern joined the organisation in 2001,...

High Potential UK visa for world’s top grads launching in May

Theย High Potential Individual visa route aims toย attract high skilled overseas talent to support โ€œgrowth and innovationโ€, and will be open to bachelors, masters or PhD...

Universities in โ€˜no moodโ€™ to rush back to HE globalisation

NEW ZEALAND-GLOBAL As universities and countries around the world work overtime trying to gain the post-pandemic competitive edge with regard to international students, a university...

Finland aims to โ€œtriple number of studentsโ€ by 2030 with new law

A new act designed to make it easier for students to apply for permanent residency and โ€œwork after graduationโ€ has been put forward, but the...