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German language barrier stalls African nurse recruitment

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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. This was out the possible 60 the initiative had targeted to recruit in the initial and pilot cohort in 2022.

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International universities eye Nepal’s high student mobility

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The potential attracted representatives from 16 universities across major study destinations including the US, UK, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia to visit the Himalayan country as part of a delegation led by Acumen under its Nepal Rising initiative. increase from the previous year.

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

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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”. While Breda garners most of its international student body from within the EU, Hobson has long been an advocate for international recruitment across the board.

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Netherlands to cut international student budget by €300m

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“The Bill is called Balanced Internationalisation , but this government is bluntly chopping away at universities and universities of applied sciences, also cutting €293 million from the budget for the intake of international students,” said Caspar van den Berg, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) president.

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NL: sector anticipates legislation to limit int’l recruitment

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Stakeholders in the Netherlands are awaiting elaboration from the government on legislation plans to limit the number of international students Dutch universities can take on. ” Breda University of Applied Sciences issued an “appeal to Dutch politicians” in a video shared across social media platforms. .”

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

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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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Netherlands: a third of international grads stay to work

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Lucette Roovers, director of global engagement at Breda University of Applied Sciences , told The PIE the “stay rate” of international students has been a focal point of the ongoing international student debate in the Netherlands. Previously, only around 20% of international students did so.