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NZ scholarships to send students to Asia and LATAM

The PIE News

New Zealand has announced the 171 exchange students to be supported by Prime Minister’s Scholarships who will travel to Asia and Latin America over the next year. Minister of Education Jan Tinetti revealed that government-sponsored recipients will travel to countries such as China, India, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Chile and Colombia.

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Have Academic Library Staffing Numbers Really Declined That Much Over the Past Decade?

Inside Higher Ed

Here is what it looks like: Full+Part-Time 2020 38,510 2019 40,884 2018 41,479 2017 41,490 2016 41,993 2015 42,782 2014 43,610 2013 44,677 2012 67,074 Not sure why there was such a significant drop between 2013 and 2012. Even if we start looking at 2013 compared to 2020, the decline in library staffing appears large.

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Ireland woos South Asians amid global policy shift

The PIE News

In recent years, Ireland has been attracting South Asian students with its biggest market in the region, India, sending over 7,000 students to Ireland in 2023 from a mere 700 in 2013. “The major issue with Ireland is its brand awareness among students. In 2023 riots erupted in Dublin , with anti-immigrant protesters blamed.

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Keystone makes athlete placement acquisitions

The PIE News

Hot on the heels of its European expansion through the acquisition of studddy, Keystone Education Group has widened its reach in the student-athlete placement sector. ” In addition to its US placement services, Future Elite Sports offers students the ability to seek higher education while playing football and rugby in the UK.

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Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit

Faculty Focus

Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). This kind of approach to education is challenging for autistic students. This kind of approach to education is challenging for autistic students. Positionality statement. How did we get here?

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New Zealand: visa applications 25% off pre-Covid figures as recovery continues

The PIE News

One year previous in 2013/14, 2,662 had been rejected compared with the 14,917 approved. The country has sought to diversify its international student cohort, with “quality” being key in its international education strategy.

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The SRHE Digital University Network: A Decade of Trends and Future Directions

SRHE

by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. Looking back From 2013 onwards, the Digital University had been included in the annual SRHE conference themes.