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CONSTANCE MEADORS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s in applied science and a Ph.D. in engineering science and systems from the University of Arkansas Little Rock. She served as associate director of the consortium.

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Dutch recruitment ‘cease and desist’ a “wake-up call”

The PIE News

A director at a Dutch university has called the “cease and desist order” given to the country’s institutions on international student recruitment “a wake-up call”. In the meantime, he recounted, a letter that was sent to universities late 2022 has already asked them to halt international student recruitment until a solution can be found.

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Indians form largest group of international students in Germany

The PIE News

The number has more than doubled in the past five years, with 49,483 Indian students currently studying at German universities , based on the latest winter semester 2023/24 data. Many Indian students come to Germany with a clear perspective as they can pursue their degrees, pick up some German and enter its labour market.”

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Finland’s visa processing issues resulting in “bottleneck”

The PIE News

A survey of Finland’s universities of applied sciences has revealed that increasing numbers of students are finding themselves unable to enter the country due to visa issues. . This is not just a pandemic backlash,” she clarifies, talking to The PIE. The PIE also reported on problems around residence permit delays in 2019.

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Colleges start new programs

Inside Higher Ed

Mississippi State University at Meridian will be starting its first doctoral degree: a doctorate in psychology. Tallahassee Community College is starting a bachelor of applied science in business administration. University of Arkansas is starting an M.S. in marketing.

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Finland’s joint application sees record numbers

The PIE News

Applied sciences universities especially suffered, due to consulate backlogs in identification. This may be especially important to resolve with the biggest nationalities applying to Finland, according to the recent data, being Nigerian and Bangladeshi students. That only tells us about quantity, not quality.

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“Strengthen Dutch learning in our universities”, minister insists

The PIE News

In a new letter Robbert Dijkgraaf sent to the prime minister of the country, he said that as part of a “long term and targeted approach” to internationalisation, Dutch should be “strengthened” at universities. “Our While the matter has been debated, there has been an almost complete halt on recruitment for universities across the sector.