Jun 9, 2020 | Education, Europe
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...
Jun 3, 2020 | Africa, Canada, Education, North America
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...
May 29, 2020 | Africa, Canada, Education, North America
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...
May 22, 2020 | Africa, Education
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...
May 22, 2020 | Africa, Canada, Education, North America
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...