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The move aims to protect the local unit, the naira, from further erosion – a difficult few years with currency fluctuation that has affected the entire country. The country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is monitoring the more than 70 international schools across Nigeria, already accusing some of them of levying tuition fees in dollars. Over the last…
Dive Brief: Delta State University would cut $6.1 million from its fiscal 2025 budget under a proposed plan by President Daniel Ennis, who started in the role just under a year ago. Ennis’ plan calls for eliminating about 20 degree programs as well as a dozen staff positions. It also proposes new degrees and positions,…
As writing instructors, we often see students with rigid ideas about what writing is “supposed” to look like: Topic sentence here. Quote Sandwich there. Five-paragraph format to tie it all together in a neat package. Formulas like these are a double-edged sword for teachers. We know they can stifle creativity and voice, but they can…
According to Jandrić (2019) in “The Post-digital Challenge of Critical Media Literacy,” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can exhibit unpredictable and biased behaviors that their creators and researchers are unable to directly control. Jandrić argues that AI systems do not merely reproduce or embed existing biases found in their training data but can also recombine these…
As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. students face behind the scenes. While the journey toward a doctoral degree is celebrated for its intellectual rigor and scholarly contributions, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the non-academic struggles…
He conceded that the economic benefit of the post-study period covered by the graduate route in terms of income generated was less substantial than the overall contribution of international students who pay high fees to study in the country as well as a health surcharge. But Bell said the experience of international students was not…
The MAC went away and did a huge amount of work in the time that was available. I think the conclusions that [it’s reached] are pretty clear and robust in terms of saying the Government should retain the Graduate Route. From a university perspective, it’s obviously something we agree with, but overall I think it…
Indians, who received over a quarter of UK study visas in the year ending September 2023, made up 43% of all international students to receive a post-study work visa in the same year, indicating the review’s significance on the Indian market. “While we believe that the MAC review would support the Graduate visa, by and large,…
The government will now need to respond to its findings but the MAC report is unequivocal in its consideration of the graduate route as serving the purpose for which it was developed. The MAC pointed to the change to the rule banning student dependants, only enacted in January 2024, as “in effect a restriction”, already…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The share of first-year students who are satisfied with college remains high after dipping during the pandemic, according to a new survey of 12,600-plus young adults from consultancy EAB. Eighty-four percent of first-year students polled this winter…