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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...

Global EFL industry worth billions left to flounder by South African government

Sep 8, 2016 | Language Travel

Education South Africa (EduSA), South Africa’s association for English language schools, has been pursuing – for more than a year now – policymakers and government leaders in South Africa with regard to changes made to visa regulations for...

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...

Canadian Prime Minister welcomes education cooperation with Mexico

Jun 30, 2016 | Study Abroad

The Government of Canada remains committed to ensuring that young Canadians receive the education and training they need to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. International education is at the heart of Canada’s current and future prosperity and will...

Prioritise international education, NAFSA urges presidential hopefuls

Jun 13, 2016 | Study Abroad

WYSE Travel Confederation supports NAFSA CEO Marlene Johnson’s plea to US presidential candidates to recognize the value and importance of international education. In an official statement issued last week, the association’s board urges presidential candidates...

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...