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The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is the largest initiative and foundation of its kind supporting students across Africa to pursue an education.
The programme works with a global network of more than 4o universities and non-governmental organisations to provide students with funding, mentoring, leadership skills development, tutoring, internship opportunities and career services.
There are many moving parts to consider when it comes to applying to have your family join you as an international student in Canada, but it is possible with careful planning.
You can choose to apply to have your family join you for either a short visit or to stay for the entire length of your studies. If approved, your family can either come to Canada at the same time as you or after you arrive.
Before applying to bring your family with you to Canada as an international student, there are three main things to consider.
I am an Irish-American dual citizen who was raised in Bend, Oregon, in the US. When I graduated from high school, I yearned for adventure and knew I wanted to leave my state. I ended up going to Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where I earned a bachelor of arts in economics and a minor in philosophy.
In my junior year I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, and fell in love with the culture and language.
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Canada is renowned for its high-quality education system, and among its many institutions, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities stands out as a beacon of academic excellence. This article delves into the U15 group, its member institutions, application processes, benefits and more.
If you’re applying to an English-speaking university as a non-native speaker, it’s highly likely you’ll have to take an English language proficiency test. The most commonly accepted tests include the IELTS Academic, TOEFL, PTE and Duolingo English Test (DET).
These tests help to show your chosen institution that you have a sufficient grasp of English to excel in an academic setting. Often, they’ll also be needed as part of your separate student visa application once you receive your university offer to study abroad.
The Imagine Fellows Programme, co-founded in October 2021 by Adrien Nussenbaum, an HEC Paris graduate and the co-founder and joint-CEO of Mirakl, is all about giving a helping hand to students from places hit hard by conflict.
My name is Christine Mittler and I am a PhD student in aerospace engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane. I moved to Australia around five years ago and I am originally from Germany.
In December 2017, I arrived in Melbourne with a working holiday visa and a plan to stay for half a year in Australia before returning to Munich. There is a saying in German that I have heard a few times in Bavaria: “Erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt”. It translates roughly as “things turn out differently to how you think”.
With US consulates slowly reopening around the world, many international students are preparing to come to the US to begin their studies. While some may be coming alone, others, such as postgraduate students, might be thinking about bringing partners or children with them.