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China bans students from enrolling in foreign online colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: China’s Ministry of Education will no longer recognize online degrees from overseas colleges, per a Jan. The action was necessary to “maintain educational equity,” according to the statement. 28 statement from the Service Center for Scholarly Exchange in Beijing.

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India seeks to simplify int’l student journey with one-stop portal

The PIE News

The country’s ministry of education, in collaboration with the ministry of home affairs and ministry of external affairs, has launched a centralised digital platform for global students seeking higher education in India.

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“Huge growth opportunity” for Bangladesh

The PIE News

Pasha advised institutions that engaging “with the right stakeholders” is crucial to success in Bangladesh – including the University Grants Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Bangladesh High Commission. .

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Universities supporting Chinese students to return to campuses

The PIE News

After announcing that online overseas degrees would no longer be recognised and instructing students to return to the country of their course provider for semester one, the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange released further guidance last week advising students not to worry if they are unable to return immediately.

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Canada: emphasis on diversity, access, belonging and pathways needed post pandemic

The PIE News

You want students to know what life will be like if they study at your college,” advised Rivadeneira. However, increasing diversification and building a more sustainable and accessible future for international education in Canada is not without its challenges, say senior leaders across the Canadian sector. You want to create a vision.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Inside Higher Ed

Given that more than 80 percent of all Chinese students return to China after their overseas education, according to China’s Ministry of Education, getting into a top-ranked college overseas now has one more added layer of significance back home.

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TV documentary warns of over-recruitment of Indian students in Canada

The PIE News

The program from CBC, The Fifth Estate series: Sold a Lie, raises concerns about commercially-driven motivations behind international student recruitment, ethical advising and international student welfare once in the country.