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Study Group “broadens US footprint”

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International education provider Study Group has announced an expansion across the US with three new university partnerships. “The US has long been a highly-respected study destination for international students.” “The US has long been a highly-respected study destination for international students.”

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Historic Faculty Strike Disrupts California State University System

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Nearly 30,000 faculty members from 23 California State University (CSU) campuses went on strike on Monday, marking the largest faculty labor action in U.S. history and the first systemwide strike by the California Faculty Association (CFA) since 1983.

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Berkeley and Sweden’s KTH sign tech deal

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University of California, Berkeley and Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology will expand educational and research exchanges in technology under a new agreement. It was announced the same week as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson on a trip to Scandinavia.

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upGrad in talks to acquire US platform Udacity

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The Indian edtech firm upGrad is reported to be in talks to acquire US online learning platform Udacity. Udacity , headquartered in California, was founded in 2011 and has since offered digital upskilling opportunities to 16.9 The post upGrad in talks to acquire US platform Udacity appeared first on The PIE News.

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International students contributed $40 billion to US economy in 22/23

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International students contributed over $40 billion to the US economy in the 2022/23 academic year as new enrollments exceeded pre-pandemic levels. NAFSA also found that one US job is created or supported for every three international students in the country. billion (approximately 19%) compared to the previous academic year.

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Nearly half of US Chinese student dismissals due to “academic dishonesty”

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Almost half of Chinese international students who are dismissed by their universities in the US are asked to leave due to academic dishonesty, a new white paper has found. The report from Pittsburgh-based WholeRen Education , which helps “promote Sino-US education opportunities”, found that 47.9%

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Caste discrimination is “grey area” at UK universities

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Caste divisions are a problem at UK universities, say students and academics, as institutions in the US take steps to tackle caste-based discrimination. Following concerns about discrimination among international student populations, some US institutions have begun to introduce protections for lower-caste students.