The Australian government will be extending the Temporary Graduate Work visa (subclass 485) for more than 400 bachelor’s and master’s programmes and all PhD programmes from July 2023.
This means undergraduates on any of these 400 programmes will now be able to stay and work in Australia for four years, rather than two years. Master’s students studying within the selected disciplines will be able to stay for five years, rather than three.
Nursing is one of the most popular degree choices for prospective university students, according to new research by the University of the Potomac in Washington DC.
Through analysis of Google data on 181 different degree disciplines, the university found that nursing leads the list of most searched-for degree courses, followed by business administration and then law.
*本文由泰晤士高等教育 (THE) 与英国国际贸易部 (DIT) 合作撰写
英国国际贸易部和英国教育部联合发布的《国际教育战略2021年更新》指出，到2030年，在英国学习的国际高等教育学生数量将增加到每年60万人次。英国政府部门在积极与高等教育界携手提高国际留学生申请、学习和就业的体验。2020 年底，英国政府宣布了一项新的国际交流计划，即“图灵计划” (Turing Scheme)。该计划以数学家艾伦 ·图灵 (Alan Turing) 的名字命名，为包括留学生在内的英国大学生、中小学学生提供海外学习和培训的机会。对此，英国政府从2021年9月开始，每年拨款1亿英镑，资助三万五千名在英国学校读书的学生，特别是弱势群体学生。
*本文由泰晤士高等教育 (THE) 与英国国际贸易部 (DIT) 合作撰写
作为著名的科研强国，英国高等学府悠久的历史和全球顶尖的科研探索帮助学生获得卓越的研究经验。全英162所高校均严格遵循英国政府关于高等教育质量的标准要求，切实保障学生能享受最好的教育、配套服务和教学资源。卓越的教育水平使英国成为了众多国际学生最喜欢的留学目的地，也让英国始终立于全球科研巅峰。
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that from 15 November 2022 all international students studying in Canada may work beyond the 20 hours a week limit if they secure valid off-campus work authorisation.
The Australian government has announced that restrictions on working hours per week for international students will not be reintroduced until at least mid-2023.
In January this year the government announced that all international students in Australia would be able to work more than 20 hours a week (40 hours a fortnight).
This means that international students, working in any sector, are able to work an unlimited number of hours per week.
Applications for the UK’s Chevening scholarships are now open for the 2023/2024 academic year.
Chevening scholarships, the British government’s global scholarship programme, are open to students from 160 countries, including China, India, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya and Malaysia. The number of scholarships available varies from country to country.
The Chevening scholarship is a fully funded scholarship to study for a master’s course at a UK university. It includes flights, course fees and accommodation.
A new fund of £250,000 has been set up by Imperial College London to support refugee students and academics.
The Australia Awards Scholarships are now open for applications from international students until 29 April 2022.
The scholarships provide funding for students from developing countries in the Indo-Pacific region to study at participating universities and technical and further education institutions in Australia. Eligible countries include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Malaysia, Pakistan and many others.
The New Zealand government has announced that international students will be able to enter the country from April 2022.
A five-step plan was announced on 3 February outlining the country’s strategy for a border reopening, with New Zealand citizens living abroad, highly skilled workers and travellers on working holiday schemes prioritised in the first three stages.
