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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. Data informs decisions across key areas and workforce preparation for high-demand, high wage fields like IT, nursing and engineering. The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinx students has grown.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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Over 140 Indian students awarded Erasmus scholarships in 2024

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The students, 75 women and 71 men, have been awarded the coveted scholarship for a two-year master’s program, and hail from prominent higher education institutions in India. India has traditionally been the largest beneficiary of the program with over 2,000 students receiving the scholarship since its inception in 2004.

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International universities eye Nepal’s high student mobility

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Additionally, Nepal emerged as the UKs sixth largest source of students in the year ending June 2024, rising by 63% over the previous year, despite an overall decline in visas issued to international students in the same period. With rising tuition costs, affordability and scholarships have become major deciding factors.

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EDHEC to focus on ‘four verticals’ through strategic hub in India

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Our second ambition is to recruit more Indian students with an engineering background as we have launched a couple of programs in the past few years, which require a strong quantitative background. “We are also the only French business school that offers a dedicated French language scholarship.

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Unis and agencies work to leverage Bangladeshi market

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Moreover, Bangladeshi students enrolled in US institutions increased to 17,000 in 2023/24, a whopping 26% rise from the previous academic year, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The need for scholarships is high similar to other South Asian countries,” said Khanna.

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India announces scholarships but Afghan students remain skeptical

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India has announced 1,000 scholarships for Afghan nationals wishing to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses online from Indian universities for 2024/25. The scholarships, which will cover the tuition fees of Afghan students, are not applicable for stipends or other dues.