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India explores initiatives to promote special visas for int’l students

The PIE News

Launched in August 2023 by the Ministry of Education, the SII portal attracted over 72,218 students from 200 countries for the academic year 2024/25, according to a report by The Times of India. One of the major advantages of the Study in India portal is the increased visibility.

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Saudi-US partnerships set to power Vision 2030 Goals

The PIE News

On the heels of the first Saudi-US Higher Education Partnerships Forum, co-organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education, the US Embassy, and IIE, and held in Riyadh, The PIE sat down with Michael Ratney, US ambassador to Saudi Arabia to explore the evolving landscape of educational collaboration between the two nations.

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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”. The strategy, in her view, aligns with the general benefits of TNE, such as reducing brain drain and pressure on the local education system.

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Australia-bound Nepalese students face record high visa rejections

The PIE News

With outbound student mobility from Nepal figuring among the highest in the world, at 19%, Nepalese students require an NOC from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology before studying abroad. Over 650,000 Nepalese students have obtained the certificate in the past 15 years.

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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

This can range from using STEM skills to create solutions for issues around climate change, in the fields of medicine and engineering, or in the productive use of artificial intelligence – to the societal and economic challenges of a globalised society, where world conflict and economic distress can be felt across borders.

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Turkey: TDU backs students affected by quake

The PIE News

The institution, which officially opened in 2014 and is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research via the DAAD, has confirmed the scholarships for current students. Bachmann also praised the togetherness of the Turkish higher education system in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. .

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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, many educational institutions have switched to remote forms of education.