Taiwan MoE submits proposal for intl student returns

Aug 19, 2021

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 […]

Sector welcomes gov commitment to int’l education

Jul 26, 2021

A statement outlining the new commitments, published by the US departments of State and Education, will see federal agencies participate in a coordinated national approach to welcome international students, and scholars to the US.  “This is a real rallying point”...

No changes to reopen New Zealand borders to int’l students

Jul 19, 2021

Earlier in the year, the New Zealand government approved for an exception class for 1,000 international tertiary students who began their study in New Zealand but were caught offshore when border restrictions began. “Our top priority continues to be the health, safety...

Stakeholders share practices for engaging intl student community

Jul 8, 2021

“We’ve seen a real trend in the last five years towards a peer-to-peer approach,” said Daniel Hinkley, co-founder and director of CampusConnect. “Most universities have provision, but often it’s quite scattered. It could be some Whatsapp groups for example. But it’s...