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NISAU UK launches Grad route campaign

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The National Indian Students and Alumni Union has launched the Fair Visa, Fair Chance campaign in an attempt to defend the UK Graduate Route visa. The Graduate Route enables UK-based international students to stay in the country for two years after post-graduation, and for up to three if they have obtained a Ph.D.

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“End the uncertainty”: protect Graduate Route, sector urges

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After an emphatic endorsement of the UK’s Graduate Route by the Migration Advisory Committee’s rapid review, stakeholders sector-wide are urging government to keep the visa in its current form. “The government must move swiftly to reverse that impact – failure to act… risks long-term damage to a key export sector.

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UK unis ‘made false statements’ to US authorities

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A company recruiting American students to attend schools in the UK is being sued by the Justice Department under Massachusetts law, authorities have announced. Prosecutors allege that Study Across the Pond LLC has “knowingly caused” UK schools to submit false claims to the Department of Education for federal student aid.

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Eng UK asks gov – “help us” regain top ELT position

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English UK has launched its new campaign positioning paper in a bid to regain the UK ELT sector’s world-leading position. It goes on to ask for educational oversight and support for staff recruitment and international marketing, and a national growth target for ELT students in the UK.

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Report calls on UK to review higher education funding

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The UK government must review higher education funding so that institutions can “plan for the long-term and set sustainable funding and delivery models”, a new report has said. The post Report calls on UK to review higher education funding appeared first on The PIE News.

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Student unrest mounts amid UK marking boycott

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The halt on marking is nationwide and is the culmination of failed industrial negotiations between the University and College Union and the Universities & Colleges Employers Association. This is particularly pressing for international students attracted to the UK by the two-year post-study work graduate visa. “By

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

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A planned launch of a China-Africa cooperation program could boost the figures even further, and allow a pre-pandemic pace, boosted by a number of education cooperation initiatives by China, industry experts now believe.