CIEE awards $1m study abroad grants to four US institutions

Arizona State University, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Northeastern University, and UC San Diego will each receive the funding over four years to establish new study abroad programs, as part of CIEE’s Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad. The initiative seeks to create international exchange programs that will advance institutional goals while improving student…

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Hundreds of books removed from Florida public school libraries based on constitutionally suspect guidance

UPDATED (June 4, 2024): Victory! On May 28, FIRE followed up its letter to the Florida Department of Education with a public comment concerning its proposed library media training document, which misinterpreted state law governing school library materials. The following day, before approving the training document, the DOE amended the inaccurate slide flagged by FIRE….

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Lavinia Iosub, Livit International, Bali

Introduce yourself. I am a future of work enthusiast and the CEO of Livit International, a support ecosystem for entrepreneurs, startups and remote workers who build exciting tech and digital businesses; we have an innovation hub in Bali & run a number of other programs remotely and internationally. I’m also the founder of the Remote…

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Austrade awards students across India at SAEC 2024

SAEC 2024, which saw participation from 33 student teams across prominent institutions in India, had students working in multidisciplinary teams to build tech-enabled solutions to solve real-world problems on one of the two themes – global net zero goals and artificial intelligence. Each team created a three-minute video pitch, evaluated by a panel of SAEC…

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How UK-Indonesia partnerships are driving ASEAN literacy

The country’s power is in these statistics but also in its “ambitious” nature as a player on the global higher education stage, explains Summer Xia, British Council country director for Indonesia and lead for Southeast Asia.  Much of the British Council’s internationalisation efforts across the Southeast Asia region lie in promoting the value of a…

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Zimbabwe deregisters 7 universities in India and Northern Cyprus

In its initial statement on March 11, 2024, the government body, ZIMCHE, gave no reason for the deregistration of institutions but noted that “studying at an unaccredited institution may result in financial loss and have serious implications for one’s academic qualifications and career prospects.”  “We strongly advise members of the public to verify the accreditation…

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