By David Matthews. Universities Scotland has trumpeted the wider social value of international students beyond their economic contributions, arguing for visa policies that will help grow their numbers.
Often valued because of their high tuition fees and expenditure in the UK economy, international students actually have a much wider “social, cultural and educational” benefit, a new report argues.
Released yesterday, Richer for It, claims that overseas students help foster an “international outlook” among their British counterparts, an attitude prized by the majority of employers. Home students’ learning experience is “enriched” by the presence of international course mates, it adds. More...
5 septembre 2013
‘Skilled foreigner’ invite too rigid a bar
By Tomohiro Osaki. More flexibility, and opportunity, said key to bringing in the talented. More than a year after its much-hyped introduction, a government-led initiative to lure “highly skilled” foreign professionals to Japan is making lackluster progress, with the number of those applying for visas under the new system much smaller than initially envisioned.
Dismayed by the poor performance, the government is now eyeing a review of the system in the near future, and may lower hurdles to qualification while tweaking the benefits. The Justice Ministry says the changes will hopefully take effect by the end of this year.
But some experts say that only by a more fundamental overhaul will the program truly become attractive for foreigners worldwide, arguing its perks need to go beyond simply relaxing immigration rules for the eligible.
The program kicked off in May last year under which those regarded by the government as highly skilled professionals can gain access to a batch of preferential visa perks. People considered “highly skilled” include researchers, university professors, doctors, business managers and engineers. Suite...
La convention tripartite signée le 11 janvier 2012 par l’Etat, l’Unedic et Pôle emploi fixe des orientations stratégiques notamment pour accélérer, simplifier et homogénéiser le traitement de l’inscription en formation.
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