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UAE seeks ‘global innovation centre’ status in strategy

The PIE News

The UAE’s ministry of education has released an innovation strategy in an attempt to promote “the development of creative ideas and capabilities”. How this will be achieved, or what will be included in the infrastructure, has yet to be announced. “We

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Russia: int’l student numbers ‘grow’ despite war

The PIE News

About 400,000 foreign students study at Russian universities currently attracted by among other things affordable fees, plus over 1,200 programs in Medicine, Engineering, Economics and Humanities taught in Russian, English or French, Asya Manvelyan, student services manager – department of Middle East and Southern Africa at Racus, said.

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Ukraine faces an academic crisis (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

According to the Ukrainian government, 70 percent of its population has secondary or higher education. Ukraine's education system heavily focuses on the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. As a result, Ukraine has some of the world's best engineers, computer scientists and information technicians.

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Greece gears up for international education boom

The PIE News

Christos Michalakelis, the project manager and president of Study in Greece – whose members now consist of all 24 public universities in Greece – spoke with The PIE News about what’s coming next for Greece’s international education sector. Students were turning up to consulates asking for information,” Michalakelis noted. .

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Israel: BGU launches new aid scholarships

The PIE News

Aliyah to Academia is a new and unique annual program, designed for immigrants from Russian-speaking countries aged 17-27, interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering and natural sciences at BGU. It is headed by Louisa Meshi of the Department of Materials Engineering at BGU, who herself immigrated from Ukraine in 1990.

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Responsibilities and gatekeeping in using language certificates for HE admission

SRHE

And is now studying electrical engineering.” Our interview partners included staff of HE institutions as well as preparatory colleges that have to decide about admission to study preparation courses for international students. . […] And I don’t know why, I looked her in the eye, and she wanted to. So really, as a prime example.

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Coursera Day, India: Recognizing Innovation in Learner-First Education and Talent Transformation

Coursera blog

Sitharam, Chairman – AICTE, who shared his insights on the transformative potential of the NEP in shaping India’s higher education landscape. “Our focus is on integrating skill and education, revolutionizing the learning experience. .” The highlight of the day was hearing from Prof T.G