By Claudia Civinini. International doctoral students will be exempt from the higher fee regime for non-EEA students announced in 2018, the French press has reported. More...
Chinese TV show depicts US school shooting
By Callan Quinn. A Chinese TV drama is gaining attention on social media for its depiction of a school shooting in the US. More...
Korean studies gaining ground in Middle East
By Callan Quinn. With the announcement that K-Pop group BTS will play their first concert in Saudi Arabia this October – and Super Junior and Stray Kids having already wowed audiences in Jeddah – Korean studies across the Middle East have never been more popular. More...
Erasmus students flock to Czech Republic
By Callan Quinn. The number of international students – including Erasmus+ participants – in the Czech Republic has skyrocketed over the last two decades as more and more students flock to the central European nation. More...
Health insurance row continues in Manitoba
By Callan Quinn. The University of Manitoba Students’ Union has drafted a letter to the Canadian government calling for health insurance funding for international students to be reinstated. The move follows university governors approving a CA$865 annual premium under the Manitoba International Student Insurance Plan. More...
BC insurance reforms increase int’l student costs
By Callan Quinn. International students will see their health insurance premiums in British Columbia increase as the province moves to eliminate Medical Service Plan premiums for residents next year. More...
Research reveals Czech attitudes to study abroad
By Callan Quinn. Research from the Czech Republic’s DZS (the Centre for International Cooperation in Education), recently published in English for the first time, is shedding light on attitudes towards study abroad in the Central European nation. More...
Taiwanese aware of rising ‘brain drain’ risk
By Callan Quinn. Taiwan is reacting to increased pressure to tackle brain drain as more and more young people head overseas for work and study. Over 40,000 students applied for study visas abroad in 2017, according to a recent report from the Ministry of Education. More...
Trump discusses ‘smart person’s waiver’
By Callan Quinn. President Trump has acknowledged flaws in the US’s work visa system for international graduates during a press conference in Osaka, Japan, and discussed the creation of a new “smart person’s” waiver system. More...
UK universities see 30% increase in Chinese applicants
By Callan Quinn. New data from UCAS has revealed that the number of UK university applicants from China has increased by 30% for the 2019/2020 academic year to 19,760, overtaking the 18,520 applicants from Northern Ireland. More...