By . The UK government must be clearer in articulating its immigration policy or risk facing a decline in the number of overseas students. More...
24 mai 2015
24 mai 2015
Prime minister talks tough on student visa ‘abuse’
By . David Cameron has pledged to tighten rules on overseas students, shortly after figures showed net migration into the UK rose by half last year.
Overall net migration in the calendar year 2014 was 318,000, up 109,000 from 2013 and “just below the previous peak” of 320,000 in the year ending June 2005, according to the Office for National Statistics. More...
17 mai 2015
McGill pushes for changes to Quebec’s immigration system to retain university professors
By Denis Calnan. While Quebec has made some changes to the province’s point-based immigration system to make the process of moving to the province less daunting, at least one university in the province would like to see further changes, not only to the province’s system, but also to the federal system, to allow for easier recruitment and retention of foreign professors. More...
10 mai 2015
‘Dreamers’ Will Get In-State Tuition at 3 Arizona Campuses
By Andy Thomason. Immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents will qualify for in-state tuition at Arizona’s three public universities, the Board of Regents decided on Thursday. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the regents’ decision takes effect immediately. More...
4 mai 2015
Survival to Success: Transforming Immigrant Outcomes
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Survival to Success: Transforming Immigrant Outcomes
Government of Canada, 2015/04/14
A panel "led by experts in the areas of newcomer integration, diversity and certification" is conducting interviews in a bid to determine how best to help new Canadians integrate into the economy. There is an online consultation available here. More...
3 mai 2015
Immigration: five demands from young voters
By Abby Young-Powell and Natalie Gil. The Guardian went to the University of Birmingham to discuss immigration. The event was chaired by writer and presenter Rick Edwards.
Students and panelists found common ground on many points – audience members stressed the positive aspects of immigration, and a large proportion indicated that they had family members who were immigrants to the UK. More...
2 mai 2015
Comment soutenir l'intégration des migrants, des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile
Développement des langues au travers de la responsabilisation: Le programme ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) est destiné aux personnes dont la langue maternelle n'est pas l'anglais et qui vivent ou essaient de s'installer au Royaume-Uni. Il aborde différemment l'aide à l'apprentissage des langues en tant que support de l'intégration. S'appuyant sur les travaux du pédagogue brésilien Paulo Freire, il utilise une technique structurée pour donner aux apprenants une plus grande autonomie d'apprentissage. Un dossier ressources est mis à disposition des professionnels et une évaluation valide l'efficacité de l'approche. Voir l'article...
26 avril 2015
Immigration rules could damage British culture, say leading figures in arts
By Richard Adams. Actors, writers and other creative talents argue in letter that many students who could contribute to UK cultural life are likely to be forced to leave by rules that penalise freelancers. More...
26 avril 2015
UK introduces exit checks at all borders
By Beckie Smith. The UK government has fulfilled a pledge it made in 2010 by introducing exit checks to monitor people leaving the country, in a move it hopes will help to control immigration and prevent overstaying. More...
8 avril 2015
Ottawa's new Express Entry immigration system slow off the mark
By Joe Friesen. Less than half of immigrants to Canada this year will be selected through the much-vaunted new Express Entry system introduced by the Conservative government, which promised to match skilled, economic migrants with employers’ needs. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)