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Sep 2021
Student wellbeing and online learning: Tips for students
Due to the current outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus many higher education providers have switched to online delivery of all or many of their courses. Some providers have a lot of
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Sep 2021
India, Australia concur that ‘Afghanistan must not become terror hub’
India and Australia on Saturday, September 11, 2021, and expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan and hoped that its territory would not be used for terrorists’ activities and doesn’t become a safe haven
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Sep 2021
India urges Australia to address students’ difficulties due to travel restrictions
India on Saturday urged Australia to sympathetically address as soon as possible the difficulties being faced by Indian students due to the travel restrictions put in place by that country in view of the
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Sep 2021
‘It’s so hard’: how the pandemic upended young people’s career paths
Remote learning and its detrimental effect on their study have forced many teenagers to rethink tertiary education. Morgan Vella and his friends used to hold high ambitions for what life would look like after
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Sep 2021
Internationals contribute £28.8bn to UK economy yearly
International students in the UK contribute £28.8 billion to the country’s coffers annually – an equivalent of every citizen being on average of £390 better off – new analysis has revealed. The costs and
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Sep 2021
Canada: students worry about unaffordable course withdrawal
International students enrolled at Canadian institutions have said they are unable to withdraw from their courses and get refunds due to college policies and visa processing delays. As part of applications for study visas,
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Sep 2021
Afghan women at university will study separately from men, the Taliban say
The new Taliban government says Afghanistan’s education system had changed since their last time in power. But women will only be allowed to study in gender-segregated classes and Islamic dress enforced. Afghan women will
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Sep 2021
China Revises Law to Advance Innovation in Science, Technology
Chinese national lawmakers began deliberating a draft revision to the law on scientific and technological progress, as the country seeks to advance the quality and efficiency of its innovation in science and technology. The
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Sep 2021
U.S. Invests $220M in Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $220 million investment in 11 new NSF-led Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes. USDA-NIFA
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Sep 2021
Australia’s manufacturing sector to be revived as a result of COVID-19
IBSA Group, a workforce skills program developer, in support of National Skills Week next week, reports that Australia’s manufacturing sector will be reignited as a result of COVID-19. More job opportunities and skills-based apprenticeships
