International first-year students can’t attend Harvard on-campus in fall
On July 8, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – which have a combined 9,000 international students – filed a...
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Stevens Initiative reveals 18 virtual program grants
As a result of the pandemic traditional in-person programs have been cancelled, virtual alternatives offer students a “sustainable and accessible” global...
Third phase of PTE centres approved to deliver tests for UKVI
Following the first and second phase announcements, the UK government has now approved Pearson to open bookings for SELTs in a further...
Edo College of Education workers protest 11 months unpaid salaries
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – WORKERS and pensioners of the College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo State Monday protested...
Trump urged to re-open J-1 exchange programs for soft power benefits
In a letter the former US governmental representatives abroad said they opposed the proclamation and called the administration to review it,...
Contracts, masks and apps: Colleges set new rules for campus life
As the number of coronavirus cases surges across the U.S., skepticism is mounting over colleges' ability to resume campus activity in...
Why some colleges embraced a virtual fall sooner than others
California State University, the largest public four-year system in the U.S., made headlines in May after opting to hold classes...
ELT sector could welcome 120,000 fewer students due to pandemic
A spokesperson for MEI told The PIE News that the sector’s junior market had been completely wiped out and that...
US Confucius Institutes say programs treated as “convenient scapegoat”
Accusations of CIs being used to control teaching about China at institutes are well documented, with CI teachers and staff...
Self-directed learners more engaged during remote learning
Dive Brief: A YouthTruth survey of 20,000 students in grades 5 through 12 shows 41% of respondents said they were able...
