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. 

Setting New Year’s resolutions is a great way to start the new year with some new habits and expectations. 

If you’re looking to enhance and mix up your university life, these five New Year’s resolutions might be just what you need to start 2022 on the right foot.

1. Aim for a balance

By this we mean a balance between studying and downtime. This is more of an ongoing resolution as your work-life balance will fluctuate depending on how many deadlines you have coming up, how many classes you are taking this year and how busy your social life is.

Although the days are short and the nights are long, the sight of Christmas lights twinkling in the darkness creates a certain kind of magic at this time of year.

University campuses tend to understand this assignment and go all out with huge Christmas trees and decorations across campus. These are some of the most festive university campuses, and do tag us on Instagram with @timeshigheredstudent with all your festive campus pictures!

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Improving the sustainability of our planet is a pressing topic, and students and researchers are at the forefront of much of the effort surrounding it.

Moving abroad means that you often have to navigate new traditions and cultural events, some of which may occur during Christmastime. For many international students moving abroad to university, this may be the first time you encounter some of these, so we’ve put together a little explainer to some common festive traditions and where they come from.

The US welcomes thousands of international students every year, and there are many different types of universities that international students can choose from. Colleges that are unique to the US higher education landscape are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). 

Created before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 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. 

Across the world, Christmas is acknowledged and celebrated in many different ways. Moving abroad as an international student is the perfect way to immerse yourself in another country’s Christmas traditions and celebrations, and for many this may be the first time you experience some of these things.

If you are staying at your university over Christmas and are wondering how you might fill your time, perhaps some of these festive activities might pique your interest.