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  • 18 MAR 2024

    Many students are learning English to protect themselves from AI

    Four in every ten learners of English as an additional language are studying it with the aim of lessening the impact of AI on their career, according to a global survey. More than 5,000 students from five countries on four continents were asked about their thoughts on learning English by an international education publisher. Other findings include that 80 per cent think English skills link directly to earnings; 51 per cent believe they bring more varied job opportunities; and 72 per cent feel they could make their work easier.

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  • 12 MAR 2024

    International student wins big award at the Oscars

    The winner of this year's Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, is a former international student. The performer, who won the award for her role in The Holdovers, developed her craft during a summer spent studying at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. Elsewhere, the award for Best Actor went to a former student of an Irish university. Before finding fame, Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy studied law at University College Cork.

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  • 10 MAR 2024

    Government of Ireland scholarship applications close this week

    The deadline to apply for a 2024/25 Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship is this Wednesday (March 13), at 5pm Irish time. The country offers the scholarship to 60 outstanding postgraduates from around the world each year. Successful applicants receive a year of free tuition and EUR 10,000 for living costs. Applications are expected to reopen for the 2025/26 academic year in December.

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  • 08 MAR 2024

    International students in Germany can now work more hours

    From this month, employment rules for international students in Germany have been relaxed, allowing them to work for up to 20 hours each week. Previously, working time was capped at 10 hours per week. The rule change applies not only to current students – including those undertaking vocational training and language courses – but also to prospective ones who are in the country while seeking somewhere to study.

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  • 05 MAR 2024

    The UK granted fewer study visas last year than in 2022​

    The number of study visas granted by the UK decreased by 5 per cent in 2023, to a total of 457,673. Despite the decline from a record 485,758 in 2022, the figure remains the second highest ever seen in the country, and 70 per cent larger than that for 2019 (the last year before the Covid pandemic). By contrast, the number of dependant visas – issued to family members of students – increased by 7 per cent, to a total of 143,595.

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  • 04 MAR 2024

    International students are thinking carefully about policy changes

    More than half of people aiming to study abroad (55 per cent) are aware of international education policy changes in their intended destination, with 30 per cent rethinking plans, according to new research. The findings come from IDP's latest International Student Pulse Survey, which was undertaken amid major changes in the UK, Australia and Canada. Of the students who are now looking at alternatives to their preferred destination, the most (23 per cent) have begun considering the USA, where policy changes have been less significant.

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