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China rolls out limited work-while-studying rights for international students
Students who have been studying for more than one year at their institution will be able to work on or off campus for a maximum of eight hours per week, totalling no more than 40 hours each month. During the summer and winter holidays, this will double to 16 hours a week and a maximum of 80 hours a month. Any work undertaken will require approval from the students’ place of study and the local… → Read More
China promises another country “priority” for student return
His counterpart “did not say when [students could start returning], but from what he told me, they want [the process to begin] as soon as possible”, Abdullah told local media. However, the potentially good news for Malaysian students is somewhat dampened by statements having been made by other Chinese officials elsewhere that have so far failed to see the return of students to the country. A… → Read More
China: New Oriental to suspend K9 tutoring in November
The company estimates that in the two fiscal years previous to May 31, 2021, the K9 age bracket accounted for 58-73% of K12 education revenue, and industry insiders have speculated that an announcement about further scaling back for older students may soon follow. The news comes following months of changes within the Chinese for-profit tutoring sector as new government regulations limit the… → Read More
Aus: 66% of NCP alumni interested in working, studying in Indo-Pacific
Based on survey response from 1,371 New Colombo Plan students and alumni, the report also found a correlation between the top eight host countries (Japan, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia) for students and the top destinations of alumni for studying and working. However, while 89% of students agreed that the experience was useful for their resumé, only 44%… → Read More
Duolingo to launch five new endangered language courses
The new courses, which will roll out over the next year, were revealed by company founder Luis Von Ahn during Duocon, an annual language learning event first held in London in 2019. The five will join the over 40 languages and 100 courses currently available on the app. “Language is about connection and bringing people and cultures together. What better way to keep the vibrancy of cultures alive… → Read More
Staff, students owed millions as Wall Street English shuts down
The first hint of trouble came at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, when the company cut staff pay for February by 50% without agreement from staff and enacted lay offs. Later that year, the company was sold by Baring Private Equity Asia and CITIC Capital Holdings to original owner Luigi Tiziano Peccenini, who had launched the company’ first centre in Italy in 1972. > “[Q4 of 2020 had]… → Read More
Taiwan MoE submits proposal for intl student returns
The news was announced on August 11 by the minister of education Pan Wen-chung, who added the government will prioritise those on degree courses as well as recipients of the Huayu scholarship, a government-funded program for Mandarin learners. Huayu recipients had previously written an open letter to the government in which they asked to be allowed into the country. “Due to the Covid-19… → Read More
China: edtech companies to stop using tutors based overseas
As part of sweeping reforms of the edtech industry, China has introduced new restrictions on tutoring, including on when classes can take place and the content that can be taught. The move has been put down to trying to decrease the financial burden on parents and thereby encourage parents to have more children as the country struggles to increase its birthrate. On August 7, VIP Kid, which has… → Read More
Turing Scheme data: HE top destination choices closed to students
Replacing Erasmus+, the UK’s Turing Scheme will fund exclusively outbound mobility for students studying at UK universities. Over 120 universities across the country will take part, providing opportunities for 40,000 students, of which 48% will come form disadvantaged backgrounds. So far, universities appear to have professed themselves pleased with the results as all university applications –… → Read More
22% of Chinese students would consider further education overseas
“The top five most popular destinations (more than one may be selected) are the US (50.8%), the UK (45.2%), Japan (19.1%), Canada (16.9%) and Germany (14.4%). Hong Kong was ranked 8th (11%), behind France and Australia,” said the university. > “The top five most popular destinations are the US, the UK, Japan, Canada and Germany” “The five least-preferred study destinations are Poland (0.5%),… → Read More
UK: non-EU UCAS applications up 56%, EU down 9%
EU numbers had already dropped from 26,440 in 2019. The 9% non-EU rise saw Malaysia increasing by 33% up to 2,230 placed applicants, the US up 33% to 2,160, and Nigeria up 40% to 840. Overall numbers in 2019 stood at 33,630 and in 2020 34,310, statistics show. The UK’s two biggest markets, China and India, also saw modest increases. China rose from 7,490 in 2019 to 8,570 in 2020 to 9,740 in… → Read More
US Senator leading letter campaign against student visa delays
“In order to welcome international students and scholars in the fall, as competitor countries are doing, we urge the State department to provide predictable and consistent consular services; maximise alternatives to in-person visa interviews by providing waivers and virtual interviews; extend visa eligibility waivers; authorise staff overtime and increase hiring; and initiate meaningful… → Read More
SHARE to support new ASEAN higher ed working group
As part of the dialogue sessions, the ASEAN Working Group on Higher Education Mobility 2025 was also officially launched. It is expected to support efforts on strengthening ASEAN’s higher education system, through developing strategies to realise the region’s Higher Education Space, for greater people-to-people connectivity and knowledge transfer across ASEAN while receiving technical and… → Read More
English learning platform Novakid Raises $35m in Series B funding
With a self-reported 700% year-on-year growth in clients as of June 2021, Novakid has delivered more than 2.2 million classes across more 40 countries. Around 80% of its client base is currently in Europe, followed by 15% in MENA and 5% in the Asia-Pacific. The new investment will be used to expand into new markets across Asia and strengthen the company’s positioning in existing markets. It will… → Read More
Survey findings suggest "eagerness to study abroad"
“A year and a half on from the outbreak of Covid-19, the findings suggest the students’ eagerness to study abroad during pandemic, with around half of the students surveyed (25% of the total sample) considering studying abroad, with the UK and Spain as the top foreign destinations,” said the survey organisers IE University. > “Students consider that the experience of studying abroad will… → Read More
Chinese edtech reacts to new tutoring and financial regulations
The new regulations, which have been anticipated for several months, broadly address two different aspects of business operations: course content and delivery, and the financial set up of companies. Extracurricular programs will be limited, schools will be prevented from teaching school subjects during the evenings, weekends and public holidays, and tutoring for children aged six and under will… → Read More
The battle over Hungary's €1.5 billion Chinese university campus
It’s a story that has played out over the last few years, from debate over Confucius Institutes and the Thousand Talents Program, to institutions’ financial dependence on tuition fees from Chinese students and research collaboration. In the case of the latter, even as calls grow for a decoupling in many countries, universities say that there is simply no other option than to work with China in… → Read More
Canada permanent residency applicants eligible for interim work permit
Starting from July 26, the rules for obtaining this one-time permit will apply to international students who graduated from a Canadian institution, health care workers and those in other designated essential occupations, who have applied to one of six streams – three of which are exclusively for French speakers – under a temporary pathway to permanent residency. While the capacity of the stream… → Read More
Eight universities would "definitely consider" India branch campus
Of those, two were in the top 100, which the report said was “of particular significance because the National Education Policy 2020 had recommended to allow only universities from the ‘top 100 category’ in the World University Rankings to operate in India”. The July 2020 NEP of India made it possible for highly ranked universities to operate in India, with suggestions that “a legislative… → Read More
"Pandemials" criticise universities' poor Covid-19 communications
The paper found students reported that even when universities are active on social media, it doesn’t connect with their cohort. “The only noticeable difference [in communications] I noticed during the pandemic is that the university was sending more emails than usual,” said one student. > “Emails are not a very personable communication in a time where online learning made students feel very… → Read More