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Latest News19 August 2025
Student Visa Crackdown: 6000 student visas revoked: State Department
Student Visa Crackdown: 6000 student visas revoked: State Department A State Department official stated that this year over 6,000 international student visas have been revoked by the U.S. State Department—far…
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Latest News6 August 2025
Australia raises students cap for 2025/26. Indicative Allotments for each university now available.
Australia raises students cap for 2025/26. Indicative Allotments for each university now available. Australia has raised the student cap from 270,000 in 2025/26 to 295,000 for 2025/26. The new National Planning Level…
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Latest News24 July 2025
Canada Student Visa Data for 2024 is out! What trends did we see?
Canada Student Visa Data for 2024 is out! What trends did we see? Canada introduced and brought into effect the student visa caps in January 2024. The caps aimed to reduce the number of new study permits by -35%,…
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Latest News1 July 2025
Australian Student Visa Fees Surge to AUD$2,000, Raising Concerns for International Education
Australian Student Visa Fees Surge to AUD$2,000, Raising Concerns for International Education As of July 1, 2025, the Australian government has raised the student visa application fee to AUD$2,000, solidifying…
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Latest News27 June 2025
Study: UK Universities Face Financial Risks from Proposed Immigration Reforms
Study: UK Universities Face Financial Risks from Proposed Immigration Reforms Background on UK Higher Education and Immigration Policy The UK’s higher education sector has long been a cornerstone of its global…
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Latest News19 June 2025
US State Department: “Resume Student Visas but vet students with ‘hostile attitudes’”
US State Department: “Resume Student Visas but vet students with ‘hostile attitudes’” The United States Department of State has said that it will resume student visa applications but has asked all applicants to make…
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Latest News11 June 2025
New Scholarship in UK to Shape Future AI Leaders
New Scholarship in UK to Shape Future AI Leaders A groundbreaking scholarship in UK, launching in spring 2026, aims to nurture the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) innovators. Named the Sparck AI…
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Latest News10 June 2025
Thousands of Harvard ex-students sign legal document supporting Harvard
Thousands of Harvard ex-students sign legal document supporting Harvard A historic coalition of over 12,000 Harvard University graduates, spanning from the class of 1950 to the newly minted class of 2025, has united…
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Latest News5 June 2025
Trump Escalates Attack on Harvard’s International Students: proclamation suspends visas for new int’l students
Trump Escalates Attack on Harvard’s International Students: proclamation suspends visas for new int’l students Latest Attack and Previous Moves On Wednesday 4th June, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation…
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Latest News5 June 2025
Canada Strong Borders Act: New bill makes it tougher for international students to get asylum.
Canada Strong Borders Act: New bill makes it tougher for international students to get asylum. Canada has introduced the Strong Borders Act, a comprehensive legislative proposal designed to bolster border security,…
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Latest News4 June 2025
USA Student Visa Interviews Now Tougher?
USA Student Visa Interviews Now Tougher? One Indian student reports several technical questions on Data Science while another faces an intense 5-minute grilling. Is this the new normal? Recent experiences shared by…
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Latest News30 May 2025
Harsh Patel Sentenced to 10 years in Prison.
Harsh Patel Sentenced to 10 years in Prison. Human smuggler gets 10-year sentence for his role in the human smuggling operation which caused a family of four to freeze to death on the US-Canada border. In January…
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Latest News29 May 2025
Trump Administration to ‘Aggressively Revoke Visas of Chinese Students’: Rubio
Trump Administration to ‘Aggressively Revoke Visas of Chinese Students’: Rubio Students with links to the Chinese Communist Part and those studying in ‘Critical Fields’ to be targeted. The Trump administration, led…
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Latest News28 May 2025
U.S. Suspends New Student Visa Interviews Amid Enhanced Social Media Scrutiny
U.S. Suspends New Student Visa Interviews Amid Enhanced Social Media Scrutiny Visa appointments stopped till further notice leaving thousands of students in the lurch. New guidelines for vetting to be adopted before…
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Latest News27 May 2025
UGC Grants approval to 5 universities to open campuses in India!
UGC Grants approval to 5 universities to open campuses in India! Victoria University (VU) and Western Sydney University (WSU), Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), Istituto Europeo di Design (Italy) and The…
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Latest News24 May 2025
UK and EU negotiate Youth Mobility Scheme. UK to rejoin Erasmus?
UK and EU negotiate Youth Mobility Scheme. UK to rejoin Erasmus? In a pivotal development signaling a thaw in post-Brexit relations, the United Kingdom and the European Union have embarked on negotiations to…
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Latest News24 May 2025
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to Bar Harvard from Enrolling International Students
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to Bar Harvard from Enrolling International Students A federal judge has temporarily halted a controversial decision by the Trump administration to revoke Harvard University’s…
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Latest News23 May 2025
Harvard SEVP Status Revoked! Given 72 hours to comply to get SEVP reinstated.
Harvard SEVP Status Revoked! Given 72 Hours to Comply to Get SEVP Reinstated Trump Administration Revokes SEVP Authorization for Harvard The Trump administration has taken a dramatic step against Harvard University,…
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Latest News18 March 2025
Harvard Boosts Financial Support for Students
Harvard Boosts Financial Support for Students Harvard University President Alan M. Garber and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra have announced a major expansion of financial aid…
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Latest News1 March 2025
Australia’s Opposition Unveils Bold Higher Education Shake-Up Ahead of Election
Australia’s opposition has outlined a sweeping reform agenda for the nation’s universities, pledging to overhaul student fees, reinstate stricter academic performance requirements, and reclaim ministerial oversight…
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Latest News28 August 2024
Australia Announces Student Visa Cap commencing 2025: Higher Education leaders criticise move
The Australian government has announced Student Visa caps commencing 2025. The Australian government in a release yesterday stated “Subject to the passage of legislation before the Parliament, [the government] will…
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New Zealand aims to double revenue from international students by 2027
The government has an ambitious target of doubling New Zealand’s total export earnings in the next ten years and education is slated to play an important part in this endeavor. The estimated economic contribution of…
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Latest News2 August 2024
Germany increases proof of funds for international students
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany has announced an increase in proof of funds for international students for the 2024/2025 Academic year. For the last academic year (2023/2024) the requirement…
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Latest News24 July 2024
New Education Secretary, UK: Int’l students always welcome/graduate route to stay
Recently appointed Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson, has said that international students are always welcome to the UK and has affirmed that the graduate route shall continue. Appointed by the…
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