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Report Shows Australia Most Expensive Country for Foreign Education

Australia has become the most expensive country for foreign students with respect to education and living costs, as compared to other countries of the world according to a recent report. The study, conducted by HSBC in the United Kingdom, suggested that Australia was at the top of the list of most expensive countries in the [...]

Since the UK immigration department started its bid to curb immigration rates in the country, education analysts and heads of numerous UK universities have been warning the government to expect adverse consequences on the country’s economy and education export market. Till now the warnings were without any supporting analytical data, but a recent survey by [...]

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Canada Must have a Standard Time for Study Permit Processing

Canadian visa offices through out the world processing the applications for study permits have different processing times ranging from one week to 16 weeks as per Citizenship and Immigration Canada website. However,  in many cases the actual time of Canada study permit application processing is higher than 16 weeks such as in Canada visa office [...]

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United Kingdom (UK) universities are facing a tough competition from the other international players in the higher education field as about 60 per cent decline in the foreign students’ enrollment is observed due to the strict visa policies to meet the migration targets. Chancellors and Chairs of Council representing over 60 universities in the United [...]

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US J-1 Summer Work and Travel program is going through a number of changes to avoid the abuse of the program. The changes are being introduced as a result of a recent inquiry that found irregularities in the use of the J-1 Summer Work and Travel program. Every year more than 100,000 young foreign college [...]

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Students Protests in Montreal Continue on Tuition Hikes

Quebec government and Quebec’s student representatives have failed to break the deadlock even after three days of negotiations with slightest chance of success. Though the failure of the talks was writing on the wall as neither Quebec government does not want to back down on increased tuition fees nor students are willing to withdraw their [...]

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Foreign education isn’t just about paying the tuition fees, living costs tend to be equally as important and costly. By increasing the cost of living, it inadvertently affects the price of obtaining a degree. The countries of New Zealand and Britain have done just that, raising the cost of living by 50 and 25 percent [...]

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United Kingdom’s (UK) foreign secretary William Hague said on Thursday at the inaugurated ceremony of The King’s India Institute (KII) that the best Indian students are always welcome to come to UK. William Hague claimed that the old UK immigration regulations for students were ‘too chaotic’ and they persuaded ‘abuse, while the UK Government has [...]

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An American senator, Michael Bennet, has tabled a bill in the congress, proposing to grant green cards to the foreign students who graduate from the US universities with advanced degrees in the high-tech disciplines including science, technology, engineering and maths. This bill also supports the issuance of student visas to illegal migrants. The purpose of [...]

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US Senator, Michael Bennet, has introduced ‘STEM Visa Act’ bill which, if passed by the house, will help attracting talented international workforce in the field of science and technology. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Under this programme, the foreign students, who graduate from any American university in any of the four fields, [...]

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