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Announcing four new entry-level certificates and Universal Skills scholarship program from Microsoft to help learners land in-demand jobs

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Business Analyst Professional Certificate – As the first business analyst Professional Certificate on Coursera, this program provides learners with a combination of business, technology, and data science skills including strategic and data-driven decision-making, change management, and process modeling. Available now. Source: Lightcast.

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Universities welcome budget to prevent Canadian “brain drain”

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Canadian universities have welcomed president Trudeau’s new federal budget announced on April 16, hailing funding boosts for academic research and graduate scholarships and greater support for student housing and mental healthcare. The budget will provide grants of $1.8

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Indian Institutes of Technology want foreign students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Scholars have called a proposal by the Indian Institutes of Technology to quadruple their international student intake by 2025 “feasible” but say they will first need to decide whether they are willing to lower entry requirements for nonlocal applicants.

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OLAY and Coursera launch cosmetic science Specialization to bridge the gender gap in STEM

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OLAY will award $2 million worth of scholarships for learners interested in cosmetic sciences By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer , Coursera Today, OLAY is launching a new Specialization, Introduction to Cosmetic Science and Ingredients , on Coursera. Scholarships are open to all, but women are encouraged to apply.

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Indian stakeholders tell of Grad Route impact

The PIE News

According to UL’s Indian Student Mobility Report 2023-24, the number of Indian students pursuing higher education in the UK was expected to reach 1,70,000 by 2025. “Additionally, the UAE in the Middle East presents attractive opportunities, especially with its focus on innovation and technology-driven education.

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Sector champions honoured at the 2023 PIEoneer Awards

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. “Huge congratulations to all the winners in our 20 categories – you are an inspiration” The 2023 PIEoneer of the year award went to AFS Intercultural Programs for AFS Global STEM Accelerators – the full scholarship program for girls who are active global citizens, energised to help solve some of the biggest global challenges.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Inside Higher Ed

Then, in 2021, following a review of the provider category standards by former Queensland University of Technology vice chancellor Peter Coaldrake, this rule was toughened. The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025.