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More US STEM scholarships for Southeast Asia

The PIE News

The expansion was announced at an event at the White House on February 7 to celebrate the success of the inaugural cohort of Quad Fellows who enrolled on the scholarship in 2021. People-to-people exchange in science and technology was a cornerstone of the Quad summit that year.

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Scholarships and closer ties for ASEAN & Aus

The PIE News

Scholarships and fellowships for students from ASEAN were launched at an overarching bilateral summit between Australia and Southeast Asia. Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced during the Australia ASEAN Summit on March 4-7 that over 75 scholarships, called Aus4ASEAN will be provided as part of a new era of partnership with the region.

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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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IDP launches scholarship search feature

The PIE News

IDP has launched a new search feature to easily connect international students with over 5,200 opportunities for scholarships. This search feature allows prospective students to easily search for scholarships and realise their full potential,” said Neil Pearson, chief digital officer, IDP. The world needs big thinkers.

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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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Scholarships attracting African students to Turkey

The PIE News

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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China Scholarship Council – prestigious or precarious?

The PIE News

Students are required to sign this before they travel to take up their scholarship roles. Stefan Östlund, VP for global relations at KTH – the institution reviewing its CSC involvement – explained to The PIE News that while “loyalty pledges” is strong wording, it’s not uncommon. “It