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Trump's reshaping of higher education tests US' appeal for int'l students

As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better programmes for the career he wants as a game developer, he said. He applied only to US schools and was accepted by some. But after the initial excitement, he began seeing reasons for doubt. First, there was President Donald Trump's trade war with China. Then, China's Ministry of Education issued a warning about studying in America. When he saw the wave of legal status terminations for international students in the US, he realised he needed to consider how American politics could affect him. The recent developments soured some of his classmates on studying in the US, but he plans to come anyway. He is ready to adapt to whatever changes may come," he said. American universities, home to many programmes at the top of their fields, have long appealed to students around the world hoping to pursue research and get a foothold in the US jo

US govt's new policy terminates legal status of international students

The US government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status cancelled in recent weeks with little explanation. In the past month, foreign students around the US have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some went into hiding for fear of being picked up by immigration authorities or abandoned their studies to return home. On Friday, after mounting court challenges, federal officials said the government was restoring international students' legal status while it developed a framework to guide future terminations. In a court filing Monday, it shared the new policy: a document issued over the weekend with guidance on a range of reasons students' status can be ...

Indian universities tailor curriculum for students seeking foreign degrees

Visa worry, rising costs making Indian students consider alternatives closer home

How Indian students' hunt for new destination takes a fresh route

With stricter policies dampening US dream, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand emerge as new choices

International students challenge widespread US visa revocations in court

Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the US. The actions by the federal government to terminate students' legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation. Their schools range from private universities like Harvard and Stanford to large public institutions like the University of Maryland and Ohio State University to some small liberal arts colleges. In lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, students have argued the government lacked justification to cancel their visa or terminate their legal status. Why is the government canceling international students' visas? Visas can be canceled for a number of reasons, but colleges say some students are being singled out over infractions as minor as traffic violations, including some long in the past. In

Indian students, global universities face the brunt of visa denials

The cost burden on international students compared to local peers in major study destinations varies

Canada ends popular student visa programme; India, 13 other nations hit

Student Direct Stream (SDS) was a popular international student programme which applied to students from India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Senegal and several others

9 million students to study abroad by 2030; India, China's lead to continue

Should India outpace China by 2030, it would likely be due to more attractive opportunities abroad for Indian students

India-Canada row: Students eye greener pastures as Canada dream turns sour

Career counsellors say that students' interest in Canada as an education destination has reduced drastically recently

University of East Anglia declares £4000 scholarship for Indian graduates

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has declares a dedicated scholarship of £4,000 annually for Indian students for whole programme in biomedical science within the UK's NHS

Canada to set 24-hour work week limit for international students soon

Canada will soon allow international students to work up to 24 hours per week off-campus, up from the current 20-hour limit

Australia to cap enrolment of international students at 270,000 in 2025

The Anthony Albanese government's recent action comes in response to a surge in migration that has put pressure on the housing market in Australia

Foreign students face uncertain future amid global immigration crackdown

The impact is already being felt - aggregate visa data for the first quarter of 2024 showed volumes to the UK, Canada and Australia down between 20% and 30% from a year earlier

Amid surging immigration, crackdown ensnares students studying abroad

In Canada, where one in 40 people is an international student, a government clampdown is forcing puppy mill colleges to shut down programmes

How India's brain drain and foreign students dip led to $6 billion deficit

The rising trend of Indian students studying abroad and the declining number of foreign students in India have contributed to a significant $6 billion deficit in the country's current account balance

LS polls: Youths' foreign dreams overshadow all issues in Jalandhar

Talhan gurudwara epitomises the dream of youth in Punjab to have a life beyond India's borders, in the face of unfulfilled government promises and farmer protests, besides emulating others

Don't make us probe agency: Gujarat HC over attack on foreign students

The Gujarat High Court on Monday said it should not be made a probe agency and every incident is not a matter of PIL, in reference to an attack on students hailing from foreign countries at a university hostel in Ahmedabad. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee refused to take suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the incident and said police will look into it. The court made the remarks after a lawyer requested it to take up the issue as a suo motu PIL (public interest litigation). "Our effort is that justice be done, but don't make us an investigating agency. We are not doing that. We still want to remind ourselves that we are constitutional courts. We will definitely take into cognisance if such matter comes in, but this is not one of those," Chief Justice Agrawal said. She said every incident in the city is not a matter of PIL. "Don't substitute this court with inspectors of police. Don't make us the inspector of police. We are not ...

Int'l students at Gujarat University attacked for offering namaz in hostel

An FIR was registered against 20-25 individuals, and nine teams have been formed to conduct a probe into the incident, Police Commissioner GS Malik said

Over 2,000 students, educators harmed in attacks within India, shows data

Amid assaults on Indian students abroad, data shows large number of instances in local institutions too

SBI ties up with Flywire to make payments easier for foreign students

Country's largest lender SBI on Tuesday tied up with Flywire for easing payments for Indian students studying abroad. A seamless and fully digital payment experience will be given to students, which is better than the existing complex process, an official statement said. Under the partnership, Flywire's technology will be integrated directly into the bank's platform, offering Indian students an advanced digital checkout experience for their international educational payments.