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Canadian university offers full tuition refund
Ontario Tech University’s Experience Guarantee will refund all full-time and part-time students who are unsatisfied with the fall 2020 university experience. The guarantee applies to students enrolled in its fall 2020 term. A full refund will be given to...
How regional Australian universities plan to be the first to bring international students back
Universities in regional Australia are proposing special flights and other measures for international students to enter the country again. The pilot proposed by Regional Universities Network (RUN) seeks to make an exemption for international students who...
Universities face £460m loss from expected drop in east Asian students
UK universities have been told to expect a sharp fall in the number of new international students coming next year, including a loss of up to £460m in income from students from east Asia. A new survey of international students by the British Council has found that...
What Is Shea Butter? 22 Reasons to Add It to Your Routine
What is it? Shea butter is fat that’s extracted from the nuts of the shea tree. It’s solid at warm temperatures and has an off-white or ivory color. Shea trees are native to West Africa, and most shea butter still comes from that region. Shea butter has been used as a...
The Impact Of COVID-19 on International Students Perceptions
Last week saw universities, companies, and government alike escalating the measures to contain the outbreak. Coronavirus stormed through the global economy grinding activities almost to a halt. This applies to the normal operations of universities: classes...
The University of Guelph is hiking tuition for international students amid COVID-19 — and they aren’t happy
The University of Guelph has significantly raised its tuition for international students — a move critics say could force some to quit and leave Canada. International students say the fee hike is particularly unfair in the middle of a pandemic, when university courses...
Teachers should be ready to forgo 50% of their salary if they want to stay home – Prof. Adei
Professor Emeritus of the Ashesi University, Stephen Adei says teachers must be ready to forgo 50% of their salaries if they want to continue staying at home. The outbreak of Covid-19 in Ghana has resulted in the closure of schools to curb the spread of the disease...
International students ‘financially struggling,’ demand lower tuition fees amid pandemic
With COVID-19 pushing Nova Scotia universities to deliver some, if not all, of their course content online in the upcoming fall semester, some international students in the province are suggesting they should get a break on tuition. To date, Cape Breton...
Ontario shuts schools until September because of COVID-19 pandemic
Overnight summer camps are also cancelled, province confirms Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province is cancelling in-person learning for the school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The safety of our children is my top priority," Ford...
Cocoa farmers lament poor warehousing system, income disruptions amid Covid-19
As the coronavirus pandemic bites hard on global economies, cocoa farmers are making a case for Ghana to create a local demand for the industrial use of cocoa so as not to overly rely on international markets. At Korboe Farms – a 45-hectare cocoa farm at Akyem Tafo in...
Canada: new flexible post-grad work rules
Canada’s government has announced “flexible” post-graduation work permit rules for international students studying at a distance, while individual institutions have introduced millions of dollars in support funds to help students struggling financially as a response...
Visa application issues could stop students reaching universities
The closure of visa application centres around the world could prevent international students from reaching university campuses this September, according to industry stakeholders. The centres are used to collect biometric information, documents and, in some...
Canadian student named first black valedictorian in Princeton University’s history
Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian in the school's 274-year history. Nicholas Johnson, a Canadian student majoring in operations research and financial engineering, has been named valedictorian of Princeton's Class of 2020, the university...
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: who can apply
Work experience You need 1 year of continuous work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years. To calculate your hours of work experience count the hours worked in part-time and full-time jobsThe hours must be in 1 occupation, but they can be with different...
AFRICA CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVE ONLINE LAUNCH
Organizer: Canada Africa Partnership (CAP) Network Location: Online Description: African communities will be hit hardest by the climate crisis even while contributing the least to global carbon emissions. Indeed, the continent has contributed only 2-3% of GHG...