The European Parliament has expressed support for calls for Switzerland’s membership in the EU’s student exchange program Erasmus+ Media reports say that the Culture and Education committee is preparing an opinion to include in a Parliament report on the EU and Switzerland relations, which indicates the benefits Switzerland’s association with Erasmus brings to both sides.…
In a move aimed at making nursing studies more attractive as well as addressing the current challenges, the German government has passed the draft of the Nursing Studies Strengthening Act. This legislation introduces several reforms to increase the attractiveness of nursing studies, including simplified recognition of foreign qualifications and a training allowance for students, “The…
The recent figures provided by the European Office for Statistics, Eurostat, have revealed that in February of this year, Germany granted a total of 25,125 temporary protection statuses for Ukrainian refugees, thus becoming the country that granted the most temporary protection so far. Such data also show that second place was taken by Poland with…
Austria has recorded a high university graduates employability rate, with only two per cent of graduates remaining unemployed two years after completing higher education. That’s according to the latest update of the Graduate Tracking (ATRACK), a joint project of Statistics Austria and a consortium of the country’s higher education institutions led by the University of…
The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó and Abdellatif Miraoui, the Moroccan Education Minister have signed an agreement which ensures an increasing number of grants for Moroccan students, as the number of students from this country increases rapidly across Hungarian universities. According to MTI, the new agreement includes increasing grants for students from Moroccan from 150…
International students, in addition to graduates, in Estonia have contributed €22.4 million in taxes to the Estonian economy in the last academic year ending in 2022, Statistics Estonia reveals.According to an analysis by the authority also commissioned by the Estonian Education and Youth Board, international students alone contributed €14 million, while those that decided to…
When thinking of the “college experience”, more than likely, the first thing that comes to mind is all of the traditional parts of college. A dorm room to decorate and make one’s own, a roommate to seemingly love or hate with no in-between, a variety of new classes and experiences, and new friends. One non-traditional…
Want to earn some extra money while you study in Canada? Interested in gaining work experience before you graduate? Working in Canada as an international student can seem confusing. Don’t worry, here’s what you need to know! Your study permit has rules about working As an international student, you need a study permit to study in Canada. And your permit includes employment…
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is an emerald of all the standardized exams. It has always been a grail to target for the aspirants looking forward to foraying themselves in their stream of career and various subjective choices. However, if one wants one’s dream to cement, the IELTS exam is definitely not an…