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Taiwan launches new scholarships in bid to keep international graduates

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The education ministry will set up overseas offices in countries including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines to help meet its new target of attracting 320,000 international students by 2030. There were approximately 19,000 international students in Taiwan in 2022. Pre-covid the figure was close to 57,000.

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ETS Rolls Out Scholarships for Students Demonstrating Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testing and research giant ETS, is offering a number of scholarships for underrepresented students who demonstrate academic excellence. Green Scholarship; the Dr. Lillian M. Those selected will receive a full tuition-only need/merit scholarships for the 2023–2024 academic school year. The $20,000 Lenora M.

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Scholarships attracting African students to Turkey

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The numbers have grown to over 60,000 up from around 40,000 since 2019, thanks largely to scholarships by the Turkish government, and are bound to grow even higher in the future as the country intensifies its engagement with Africa. The scholarships could be part of the reason for the growth in enrolment.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational (MCT) Foundation, Inc. Names 2022 MCT Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. has announced the 2022 cohort of MCT Scholars, recognizing 10 first-year graduate students in higher education or student affairs students at six institutions. The Dr. Melvin C. The program is funded through a grant provided to the Dr. Melvin C. Dr. Melvin C. Terrell The Dr. Melvin C.

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New calls to expand Afghan scholarships

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There should be an immediate expansion of international scholarships for Afghans, a leading academic rights organisation has said, following the Taliban’s decision to ban women from Afghanistan’s universities. . Yalda Hakim (@BBCYaldaHakim) December 21, 2022.

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140,000 mobility programs funded by DAAD in 2022

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More than 140,000 individuals were funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for mobility programs in 2022, bringing it close to its pre-pandemic level, the organisation has said at its general assembly in Bonn. These significant changes have an impact on higher education institutions and the DAAD, too.”

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New Scholarship Program Established for Descendants Of Jesuit And Catholic Slaveholding

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation has launched a scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to provide educational advancement opportunities to descendants of Jesuit and Catholic slaveholding in the United States. In a statement, Dr. Harry L.