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Warning issued to Taiwan’s ministries over int’l student exploitation

The PIE News

Taiwan’s government watchdog has accused three ministries of failing to protect overseas students from exploitation as the island sets out plans to attract 10,000 more international students over the next four years. Instead, students were forced to work to pay off debts to the institution for tuition and accommodation.

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Numbers of African students in China expected to grow as ties increase

The PIE News

The country’s Ministry of Education data shows that over 81,000 African students were studying in the country in 2018, representing 16.5% US$3,000 in some universities is enough to cater for both tuition fees and living expenses for a year, according to some past students. of all the international students in the country.

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UAE seeks ‘global innovation centre’ status in strategy

The PIE News

The UAE’s ministry of education has released an innovation strategy in an attempt to promote “the development of creative ideas and capabilities”. The strategy, in her view, aligns with the general benefits of TNE, such as reducing brain drain and pressure on the local education system.

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German labour market set to ‘attract’ Indians

The PIE News

In the 60+ years of Germany has built its engagement with India, stemming from the 1974 Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation. “With their help, last year, we were able to renew some contracts with the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research and 22 Indian Institutes of Technology to enhance bilateral programs.”

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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. ” Scrambling Students On Jan.

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Aus: sector “clean-up” good for reputation

The PIE News

The event came days after Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk led an education delegation from the state to meet with Chinese counterparts. As well as university leaders from Queensland, Griffith, James Cook, Bond and Queensland University of Technology, TAFE Queensland International general manager Russell Mckay joined the trip.

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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

University Business

As China’s Ministry of Education’s Department of Science, Technology and Information began cracking down on the phenomenon, it has found there have been more than 17,000 retraction notices for papers published by Chinese co-authors since the beginning of 2021, Nature reports. The latter may be the worst culprit.