Why Indian students abroad are facing accommodation issues

Why Indian students abroad are facing accommodation issues

Even as countries like the US and the UK claimed to have given more visas to Indians this year, finding accommodation in cities where their colleges or universities are based has become an issue for international students. After the coronavirus pandemic disrupted students’ plans to study abroad, they have now started flying out of the […]

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Number of Indian students in US on rise again, now at a higher rate than Chinese

Number of Indian students in US on rise again, now at a higher rate than Chinese

In the last one decade, the number of Indian students annually picking the United States for higher education has more than doubled, with the country’s share in the total number of international students going up from 11.8 per cent to 21 per cent, according to the Open Doors Report 2022 released Monday. The numbers assume […]

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University of Waikato announces scholarships worth NZ$ 500K for Indian students

University of Waikato announces scholarships worth NZ$ 500K for Indian students

The University of Waikato today announced a range of scholarship packages worth NZ$ 500,000 exclusively for Indian students. Interested students can apply for the scholarship at the official university website — waikato.ac.nz This includes the Vice Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship that will offer a deduction of up to NZD$ 15,000 towards tuition fees. University of […]

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UGC changes PhD requirements, DU Admissions 2022, NEET counselling and more — Education news this week

UGC changes PhD requirements, DU Admissions 2022, NEET counselling and more — Education news this week

A lot has happened in the education sector in the week gone by. The Supreme Court gave several order regarding NEET PG counselling, EWS quota and asked the Centre about the status of Ukraine-returned students. The UGC scrapped the mandatory rule for getting research paper published in peer-reviewed journals and a lot more. Check the […]

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Life in a Foreign University: Save, work and study — letter from a International Business student in Australia

Life in a Foreign University: Save, work and study — letter from a International Business student in Australia

(This letter is part of a series by The Indian Express where we bring to you the experiences of students at different foreign universities. From scholarships and loans to food and cultural experiences — students tell us how life is different in those countries and things they are learning other than academics) — Akhilesh Johnson My love […]

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Russia ready to welcome Indian medical students who left Ukraine: Official

Russia ready to welcome Indian medical students who left Ukraine: Official

Indian students who returned from Ukraine mid-degree can now complete their education in Russia instead, Russian Consul General Oleg Avdeev said today. Thousands of students who were pursuing medical courses in Ukraine had to defer their medical education and return to India when the Russia-Ukraine war started early this year. While some returned to Ukraine […]

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Want to study PG in medicine for free in US? Here is how

Want to study PG in medicine for free in US? Here is how

In the recent few months, there has been a lot of discussion around Indian students going abroad for medical education. More than 20,000 Indian students enrolled in Ukrainian medical universities were forced to return due to the ongoing war. Hundreds of Indian students also returned from China during the pandemic and both sets of students […]

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Indian students in China ineligible for FMGE if license not obtained: Govt

Indian students in China ineligible for FMGE if license not obtained: Govt

The Embassy of India in Beijing today informed that if any Indian student, who joined a medical programme in China after November 2021, fails to obtain license to practice as a medical doctor in China, will be rendered ineligible to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). “The Embassy has apprised the Chinese authorities concerned […]

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MSc Luxury Management from Switzerland — ‘It’s about being independent, innovative’: Life in a foreign university

MSc Luxury Management from Switzerland — ‘It’s about being independent, innovative’: Life in a foreign university

I always wanted to study marketing, but I knew that it had to be more than a normal course. I started researching for niche programmes and stumbled over ‘Luxury Management’ — a course that matched my passion and expectations. At a time when the world was recovering from the Covid pandemic, I took a big […]

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Life in a Foreign University: ‘Enrolling in Erasmus Mundus journalism programme has opened doors for studying in European universities’

Life in a Foreign University: ‘Enrolling in Erasmus Mundus journalism programme has opened doors for studying in European universities’

(This letter is part of a series by The Indian Express where we bring to you the experiences of students at different foreign universities. From scholarships and loans to food and cultural experiences — students tell us how life is different in those countries and things they are learning other than academics) — Somesh Jha I have […]

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