All international students in Australia will soon be allowed to work more than 20 hours per week (40 hours a fortnight) without compromising the conditions of their student visa.

This temporary change has been made to help plug the shortage of workers that Australia is currently facing as more and more people are having to isolate amid an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

The 40-hour limit was previously lifted in May 2021 for any students working in the hospitality and tourism sector.

Australia has had one of the strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions and has only just started letting international students into the country from the end of 2021. 

Australia also made some temporary changes to its student visa regulations to accommodate Covid-19 disruptions.

Below is everything you need to know about the changes to student visa processes in Australia that have come in due to the pandemic.

The 2022-2023 application cycle for the Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme is now open until 31 March 2022. 

The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships for students from select developing countries to pursue a postgraduate education. 

If travel restrictions and online lessons weren’t enough, the US government has made some temporary changes to the usual F-1 and J-1 visa regulations to accommodate Covid-19. 

A few different student visas are available to study in the US and now that the application processes have changed, it can be difficult to keep on top of the requirements. 

Below is everything you need to know about the changes to student visa processes in the US that have come in as a result of the pandemic. 

For as long as I’ve known about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), I’ve suspected I have it. I would make jokes about it and downplay how much it really affected me.

Previous patterns and past life experiences, both personally and academically, have always led me to wonder about how and why I work the way I do. I’ve found myself unable to focus when multiple tasks are at hand, assignments taking longer than expected, and with a feeling of being misunderstood.

On top of travel restrictions and online lessons, Covid-19 has disrupted the normal processes of applying for a UK student visa.

Overall, the application process for a student visa in the UK remains largely the same, but a number of rules have been adapted to accommodate international students facing complications. 

On top of travel restrictions and online lessons, Covid-19 has also caused disruptions to the normal processes of applying for a student visa.

As a top study-abroad destination, Canada has made several changes to its study permit application system to accommodate international students facing these complications. An important note to remember is that study permits and student visas mean the same thing here.

Created before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are higher education institutions that were originally set up to educate African American students before they were allowed to attend college alongside white students.

Nowadays, HBCUs welcome students from a range of ethnicities and backgrounds while continuing to champion African American culture and scholarship.

The unique learning experience and sense of community that HBCUs provide is well worth considering for international students interested in studying in the US.

The Covid-19 pandemic has vastly altered the traditional nine-to-five office job. With many new industries emerging, graduates around the world are beginning to make the most of the changing landscape to develop their own business ideas.

Building your own business as a university student requires huge amounts of creativity, resilience and vision, but it can be an extremely rewarding path.

Below, three successful entrepreneurs share their top tips and guidance for starting a business at university.

It’s been another turbulent year for international students, as the world continued to grapple with  coronavirus. While we’ve become used to sudden changes in travel rules and vaccination requirements, students are still looking for information that will help their study abroad journey run more smoothly. 

Covering changes to visa applications to student blogs, scholarship guides and university rankings, we’ve published a range of articles this year that can be read no matter where you are in your academic journey.