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Netherlands: a third of international grads stay to work

The PIE News

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.

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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.

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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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Binghamton University Looking to Hire 30 Replacement Faculty and 36 New Faculty with $6.5 Million SUNY Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Binghamton University (BU) has received a $6.5 19 proposals were accepted for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science; 13 for the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences; two for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; one for the School of Management; and one for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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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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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. Moreover, Germany is making its labour market more attractive for Indians as it grapples with a severe labour shortage.

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Campus sustainability: Where the U.S. lands in the world rankings

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universities ranked in the top 10 in the latest global campus sustainability rankings. The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings measured sustainability efforts and institutional improvements at nearly 1,500 institutions in 95 countries. school is the University of California, Davis, which landed at No. 1 nine years in a row?