Students flying to UK and US have more reasons to fly Virgin Atlantic this year. Apart from availing the airline’s baggage allowance of 46 kg in Economy class along with 23 kg free baggage allowance for sports equipment, the benefits include 35 per cent discount on travel insurance through Trawelltag, special value prepaid SIM cards [...] Read more »
Assistance for students aspiring to study abroad
CHENNAI: IDP Education, one of the biggest student placement organisations in the country for higher education in USA, Canada, Australia and UK, on Wednesday announced the launch of a ‘virtual fair’ for Indian students looking forward to study in the US and Canada. Starting from August 29 till September 9, the fair is a unique [...] Read more »
Top students opt for Hong Kong
Both China and Hong Kong were agog at the news earlier this month that the top performers in China’s ferociously competitive national university entrance examination (gaokao) have opted to study at Hong Kong universities rather than China’s own prestigious institutions. While the number who opted for Hong Kong were tiny – the four top scorers [...] Read more »
Stockholm University invests in international students
Stockholm University is not only one of the largest universities in Scandinavia, with around 50,000 students, but is also generally ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide. That makes it a great choice for prospective students in search of a vibrant and diverse study environment. Exchanges in Stockholm give new perspectives (16 Mar 11) Foreign [...] Read more »
Foreigners outnumber Norwegians on prestigious university courses
Desk Almost a quarter of youths with a non-Norwegian background picked high- earning degree courses compared to just 10% of Norwegians, a new study shows. Opportunity motivates “In general, youth with non-Western immigrant background, both first-generation and second-generation, emerge as being more ambitious than the ethnic Norwegian students: they are more likely to proceed [...] Read more »
Checklist for financing foreign education
Besides tuition and living, there are other expenses you must bear. From college applications to visas, studying abroad is an expensive affair. Depending on the location — US, UK, Singapore, Australia — the fee and rules change. Fee apart, there are multiple expenses one has to incur. The application process: As the first step towards [...] Read more »
Studying abroad: Where will the money come from?
Research is all-important when it comes to planning how you are going to pay for your overseas studies, advises William Ham Bevan. It is essential to work out how you will fund your time abroad before sending off an application. Even if you are lucky enough to find a course that has no tuition fees, [...] Read more »
Studying abroad: Take a far-flung place in the sun
Whether aiming for the Antipodes or the Lion City, intrepid students can find excitement and adventure on the other side of the world, says Chris Alden. Make no mistake, studying far away from home takes courage. But if you are yearning to experience a new culture or lifestyle, and you want a quality education that [...] Read more »
France, Germany & Canada: New overseas education destinations for Indians
Volumes of essays, English tests with formidable acronyms like TOEFL and IELTS and endless sessions with bank managers. It is a grind that swathes of students in India experience every summer to enter foreign educational institutes. For years, the central characters of this plot have been universities in the US, the UK and Australia. Indian [...] Read more »
Overseas students worth $1bn to SA’s economy
INTERNATIONAL education is worth more than $1 billion to SA’s economy, second only to wine. Increased global competition, a rising Australian dollar and tightened visa rules have clouded the sector’s prospects in 2011. International education has overtaken iron and copper ore mining in export earnings, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows. The sector [...] Read more »
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