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Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Amber Rudd announces crackdown on overseas students and work visas

Oct 12, 2016 | International Students

Amber Rudd has announced major new restrictions on overseas students, including two-tier visa rules affecting poorer quality universities and courses, a crackdown on work visas and the introduction of a £140m “controlling migration fund”. In her speech the home...

New simplified visa system for students now in place in Australia

Jul 6, 2016 | International Students

A new simplified student visa framework (SSVF) has been introduced in Australia, which has reduced the number of subclasses and simplified the visa framework. The total number of student visa subclasses have gone down from eight to two, simplifying that system to one...

Independent youth travel encourages students to think globally

Dec 21, 2015 | International Students, Millennial Travellers, Study Abroad, Youth Travel

Rustic Pathways – winner of the Best Youth Tour Operator award at the 2015 Global Youth Travel Awards – is looking forward to a year of helping volunteers and local communities grow. We took some time to catch up with them and find out what the organisation has...

Flight Centre Offers to Acquire StudentUniverse for $28 Million

Dec 16, 2015 | International Students

Flight Centre is buying the Irish company Travelonomy Limited which owns the US-based StudentUniverse.com group of companies specialising in student and youth travel. The Australian travel booking company will pay USD 28 million (AUD 39 million). The deal, which...

Home Secretary tightens visa checks for international graduates

Nov 13, 2015 | International Students, Study Abroad, Travel Safety

UK Home secretary Theresa May has announced plans to make UK universities responsible for ensuring their overseas students do not remain in the country after graduating. The procedure would involve using exit data collected at UK airports and other departure points to...

Youth platforms call on German Government to break down legal barriers for young volunteers and pupils

Oct 9, 2015 | Cultural Exchange, Educational exchange, International Students, Volunteer Travel, Volunteer travel, Youth Travel

The German Youth Council, DNK, and the European Youth Forum have called on Germany to allow young volunteers and pupils to be part of new proposed EU visa rules. The organisations are making this call, along with other German civil society and youth organisations, in...