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This year’s rankings are launched at a challenging time for the whole world, with COVID-19 impacting universities and students alike. The latest QS World University Rankings reveals the top 1,000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. There are 47 new entrants in this year’s top 1,000 while over 5,500 universities were evaluated …
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"This Italian “more is more” attitude shows up throughout Italy." In Italy, you’ll find signs about face masks with 40 words in bureaucratic language. No smoking signs consist of 109 words of legal text, and simple toilet signs can be made up of 122 words. What reasons can we find for this in Italian society? …
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International students who are enrolled in a PGWP-eligible program, and meet all other PGWP criteria, can complete one part or even their entire program online from outside of Canada and still be eligible for a PGWP. Away from all the negativity and bad memories of 2020, all we now need is some good news and …
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International parents are often keenly interested in the facts and figures of UK Independent Schools. So, what does “independent school” mean? Independent schools are private schools that are overseen by a board of governors or trustees. But independent schools are not traditional private schools. A private school can be run by a for-profit company, a …
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Offering international teachers of English the chance for high-quality professional development and a unique community to join. The past year has tested many of us, and alongside our doctors and nurses, teachers continuing to educate remotely should be applauded. In many cases with little or no experience or training, around the world teachers had to adapt to …
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The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a new final rule on the H-1B work visa that will replace the current lottery system with a salary-based approach, a move that some international education industry stakeholders said would impact on international students, while a Presidential proclamation has extended the suspension of H-1B and J-1 work …
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A while ago, I came across an interesting article published in The Guardian, entitled: Could language be the key to detecting fake news? The proliferation of deliberately misleading speeches, articles, websites and social media posts has led to many researchers trying to work out what the linguistic characteristics of fake news are. The article mentions …
Harvard, MIT, and Yale give up to full scholarships for international students and this year students can apply without SAT or ACT. Harvard, MIT, Yale, Princeton, and Amherst are what in the USA is called “need-blind.” Need-blind admission means that the college will not take your student's financial status into consideration while deciding on admission. …
It is very popular to study in Hungary because the quality of education is high while the cost of living is low. One can continue their studies in such beautiful and pulsating cities like Budapest, Szeged, or Debrecen. Moreover, the Hungarian government offers a lot of different scholarships for those who decide to come to …
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The UK government announced a change to the quarantine rules. From 15th December, people arriving in England will be able to cut down the current 14-day quarantine period if they pay for a Covid test after five days. All passengers from countries that are not on the government’s safe Travel Corridor list will have the …