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German language barrier stalls African nurse recruitment

The PIE News

The partnership between Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and Kenya’s Mount Kenya University , whichpiloted over 2023 and 2024, has slowed because few candidates meet the required language skills. Once we are including further professions, we will be moving to other countries in East Africa,” he added.

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India a ‘target country’ for Finland’s Talent Boost program

The PIE News

India is one of the target countries for our Talent Boost program , which aims at attracting students to Finnish universities and other institutions but also experts to Finnish companies, Lhdevirta told The PIE News. Reskilling is really needed here in India.

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German leader appeals to int’l graduates

The PIE News

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said international graduates of Germany’s higher education system will help to “successfully” develop the country’s economy. “Especially when German skills are not necessary to deliver exceptional work in areas like AI, software engineering, and data science.”

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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.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Thats quite an ask to make of a 15-year-old with no prior educational experience in engineering. Moreover, as a recent study by the Engineering Professors Council found, many universities feel that the mathematical content of T levels fails to meet the entry requirement for undergraduate Engineering courses. [ii]

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

Post-EU Referendum turmoil in the UK (and the EU) continues, for all sorts of reasons, but soon more serious and sustained assessment of the post-Brexit landscape for UK universities will occur. This blog entry is an exercise in thinking future-forward, brainstorming-fashion (so all caveats apply!),

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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

The PIE News

In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. For instance, VID Specialised University in Oslo and St. They’re linking first-year undergraduates at St.