By Viggo Stacey. Turkey’s Association of Study Abroad Counsellors YEDAB has announced a new strategy encouraging young people to become study abroad counsellors through a university course in the country’s largest city. More...
“Total uncertainty” ahead for UK’s Erasmus and Horizon participation
By Viggo Stacey. Members of the House of Lords highlighted the “total uncertainty” ahead for the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programs, while others warned of the implications of a no-deal Brexit, in a debate in the UK Parliament on Monday. More...
Finland: “unreasonable” residence permit process limiting int’l enrolments, say universities
By Viggo Stacey. Universities in Finland are struggling to increase international student enrolment numbers due to bureaucracy surrounding residence permits, a survey by the country’s national public broadcasting company has found. More...
“Reciprocity” key for China, analysts tell CGHE19
By Viggo Stacey. China took centre stage at Centre for Global Higher Education’s annual conference in London in April – both touted as study destination and key partner for universities, others emphasised the employability limitation experienced by Chinese students when they return home. More...
Yes Atlas expands to Latin America with new team
By Viggo Stacey. Middle East-based education agency Yes Atlas will directly serve its first non-Arabic-speaking student body as it moves into the Latin American market. More...
Migrant students contribute to New Brunswick
By Viggo Stacey. Recent immigrants and non-permanent residents in the eastern Canadian providence of New Brunswick added around C$168m to the region’s budget, according to a study commissioned by the New Brunswick Multicultural Council. More...
Rogue Turkish agents investigated for embezzlement
By Viggo Stacey. An education agency in Turkey, Oxford House Work & Travel, has fired three of its employees after they were caught stealing from their Work and Travel students’ tax returns. It is also trying to shine light on the problem that it claims has been more widespread. More...
Housing provider Oxfordcaps expands to India
By Viggo Stacey. Singapore-based accommodation provider Oxfordcaps has raised $8.1m in Series A financing to fund its expanded offer in India. More...
Un numéro national d'appel pour les étudiants en situation d'urgence sociale
Mis en place par le M.E.S.R.I. et le Cnous, le numéro national d'appel 0 806 000 278 est destiné aux étudiants qui rencontrent des difficultés financières graves et qui souhaitent s'informer sur les aides d'urgence et les démarches à effectuer pour en faire la demande. Plus...Aides financières d'urgence : mise en place du numéro d'appel pour les étudiants
Pour répondre aux situations ponctuelles d'urgence, de nombreuses aides sociales pour les étudiants existent. Elles sont néanmoins encore trop peu connues et utilisées. Pour remédier à cette situation, le ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation met en place à partir du 10 janvier à 9h un numéro d'appel, le 0 806 000 278. Plus...