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Yemen: the globe’s forgotten higher education crisis?

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And yet the crisis in Yemen rarely makes international news headlines. Since the outbreak of war in 2014, IIE – an organisation which also set up financial aid support for citizens from the country studying in the US in 2016 – has seen applications to its Scholar Rescue Fund from Yemen soar. Two-thirds of a 34.2

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Ukraine response can be ‘blueprint’ – charity

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” However, other conflicts – such as those in Sudan or Yemen – have not seen the same wide backing from academic communities, he indicated. Until the Afghanistan crisis took the global community by surprise in 2021, Yemen had been becoming one of the organisation’s biggest source countries, the executive director continued.

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International students among trapped in Sudan

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The fighting, which began on 15 April, has left students from Egypt, Nigeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Chad, South Sudan and Somalia – among other countries – trapped in universities and cities like Khartoum. Another 2,000 were from Yemen and another 1,200 students were from Egypt. It is thought at least 5,000 of them are Nigerian.

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Record demand for scholar charity in 90-year history

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Until 2021, the majority of individuals coming to Cara in recent years were from the Middle East and Syria, Iraq and Yemen. ” The post Record demand for scholar charity in 90-year history appeared first on The PIE News. Scholars are also often joined by family members.

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Indian unis plan for African branch campuses

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The news comes as the country prepares to roll out an internationalisation plan that will also see several Asian and Middle East targeted in the drive. Other countries include the US, the UAE, Bhutan, Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania and Yemen, the US being the only country outside the developing world in the top 10 list.

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Nigerians return from Sudan to study at home

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Two affected Nigerian sisters told the news website that some embassy staff in Khartoum first asked them to pay $75 each, which they requested from their families in Nigeria, before they were later asked for an additional $50 each to facilitate their evacuation.

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Students in Sudan facing gunfire and bomb explosions

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Students from Egypt, Nigeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Chad, South Sudan and Somalia have been left trapped in the county after fighting began on 15 April, between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Imran told The PIE News that around 10 buses arrived on Wednesday – but estimates suggest around 2,000 students remain.