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Study in Canada Roadshow by GLinks focuses on increased incentives to foreign students

Study in Canada Roadshow by GLinks focuses on increased incentives to foreign students
  • Dubai-based international education consultants GLinks is organizing a six-day Gulf-wide Study in Canada with GLinks to help more than 3,000 students find their dream academic curriculum in 19 Canadian universities and colleges in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE
  • As many as 621,565 international students held study permits intended for different study levels in Canada in 2021;
  • The number of international students in Canada enrolled in higher education reached 388,782 students in 2021;
  • From January 1, 2022, to the end of August 2022, more than 452,000 study permit applications have been processed, according to EduCanada and
  • In 2018, international students in Canada contributed an estimated $21.6 billion to Canada’s GDP and supported almost 170,000 jobs for Canada’s middle class. 

Date: Dubai, UAE: Foreign students in Canada can now avail higher working hours to cover their tuition fees in addition to obtaining greater employment opportunities as well as higher immigration intake due to strong economic growth prospects, various authorities have announced in recent months.

According to the National Statistics Office of Canada, in 2021, as many as 621,565 international students held study permits intended for different study levels. The number of international students in Canada enrolled in higher education only is currently 388,782 students.

From January 1, 2022, to the end of August 2022, more than 452,000 study permit applications have been processed, according to EduCanada, the official education department of the Government of Canada. During the same period in 2021, which was a record year, 367,000 applications were processed. This represents an increase of 23 percent, it said.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) processed nearly 119,000 study permit extension applications in 2021, with an approval rate of 97 percent. From January 1, 2022, to the end of August 2022, more than 135,000 were processed, with an approval rate of 96 percent.

Government of Canada allocates CAD$8 million scholarships to international students per year. In addition to these, foreign students could avail provincial government and other private sector scholarships as well as community work programme and on-the-job training and internships.

The Government of Canada had earlier launched its International Education Strategy for 201-2024.

“In 2018, international students in Canada contributed an estimated $21.6 billion to Canada’s GDP and supported almost 170,000 jobs for Canada’s middle class. This is a significant economic contribution—and one that is felt right across the country,” James Gordon Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, Government of Canada, said in a statement.

“With a Budget 2019 allocation of $147.9 million over five years followed by $8 million per year of ongoing funding, our new International Education Strategy will, in collaboration with the provinces, territories, associations and institutions, increase support for Canadian education sector institutions to help grow their export services and explore new opportunities.”

 Canada’s appeal as an immigration destination has been increasing over the past two decades, with a total of 492,984 people immigrating to the country between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, many of them being former students who had been living on work visa. This figure is an increase from 2000-2001, when approximately 252,527 immigrants came to Canada, and is more than double the figure recorded for 2020-2021, due to a higher demand for work.

 “With the economy growing at a faster rate than employers can hire new workers, Canada needs to look at every option so that we have the skills and workforce needed to fuel our growth. Immigration will be crucial to addressing our labour shortage,” Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Government of Canada, said in a recent statement.

 “By allowing international students to work more while they study, we can help ease pressing needs in many sectors across the country, while providing more opportunities for international students to gain valuable Canadian work experience and continue contributing to our short-term recovery and long-term prosperity.”

In order to attract more international students, the Government of Quebec Province has announced that international students who are selected by an educational institution and who meet the criteria will pay the same tuition fees as Québec students. This measure will take effect in the Fall 2023 term.

“Starting in September 2023, a limited number of exemptions from differential tuition fees will be granted to international students enrolled at and selected by a university or college located outside the territory of the Montréal metropolitan community, the announcement said.

GLinks Group, a UAE-based international educational consultant is organizing a six-day Gulf-wide regional roadshow – Study in Canada with GLinks – that features 19 Canadian universities, is set to kick off on Wednesday, February 15, in Bahrain and close in Dubai on February 20, 2022.

The roadshow will be attended by 19 premier universities of Canada who will meet students, parents to discuss their choice of subject, academic ambition and the scholarship opportunities as well as work permit related issues. Among these, officials from the University of Waterloo, University of New Brunswick, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Alberta, Brock University, Acadia University, Western University, Brescia University College, Trent University, MacEwan University, University of Windsor, University of Guelph, Georgian University, NAIT, Durham College, North Island College, Columbia College and Huron at Western, will be attending the roadshows to help enroll students.

Study in Canada with GLinks roadshow moves from Bahrain on Wednesday, February, 15, to Doha, Qatar on February 16, to Kuwait on Friday, February 17, 2023. Muscat, Oman will host the roadshow on Saturday, February 18, 2023 before it shifts to Dubai on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Glinks International has designed processes to make studying abroad a smooth and organised experience for aspiring students. It ensures that students are completely satisfied with overseas education consultancy services.

Prabhjeet Singh, Chief Executive Officer of GLinks Group, says, “We work closely with leading international universities and colleges that offer some of the best academic programmes. The idea of organizing the Study in Canada with GLinks roadshow is to bridge the gap between the parents and students of the GCC countries and the student recruiters and academic leaders of Canada and help them come closer to understand their needs and the processes involved in admission.

“We pre-select students for selected universities and the roadshow helps them to make their choices. As educational consultants, our key objective is to help the students get the best academic curriculum of their choice and get going.”

Officials at Glinks, believe that overseas education is a wonderful way to grow and experience the world and its diverse cultures. It teaches to be more accepting and knowledgeable. Studying abroad can help students be more prepared to make informed decisions about their future career.

“We pride ourselves on the relationships we build. We share excellent bonds with our students and match them individually with counsellors who guide them through every step: from selecting a country of study to choosing a suitable programme, study permit assistance and both travel and housing,” Singh says.

“Our excellent education counsellors give minute attention to each student’s individual needs, so that they are not overwhelmed by their prospect of living in a new country or burdened with the anxiety of building a social life on campus.

“We provide complete consultation services starting with the pre-assessment stage, at which counselling is offered to properly evaluate the students’ needs and final objectives, followed by thorough guidance on application process, enrolment process, accommodation, travel assistance and departure and pre-departure mandatories.

“We make sure that no student is missing out on important formalities or documentation processes, as these can delay their overseas journey and cause them to lose confidence. It is important to stay in control and focused when aiming for a global academic experience and we are all set to help students make their dream come true in a few easy steps.”

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About GLinks Group 

 GLinks Group is a leading education consultant headquartered in the UAE with offices all across the Gulf countries and India, serving thousands of aspiring students to pursue their dream higher education in different parts of the world.

 With a focus to offer end-to-end education consultancy, GLinks’ trained professionals offer complete counselling, including understanding the students’ educational needs and preference, financial capability, preparing students help them with application, scholarships, admission and post-admission travel and induction services – providing them total support.

 The company started its journey with a four-member team in 2010 with one branch in Dubai, one study destination in Canada and partnership with just one college. As of 2022, the company has partnered with 116 reputed international institutions, summer camps, service providers and banks. It currently has a team of more than 72 members and its branches spread across nations including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and India.

 The company strives to drive improvements in the education consulting industry in the areas of professionalism and accountability by delivering high-quality results with integrity and fostering an environment of learning and fearless innovation.

 Web: https://glinksgroup.com/ 

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China bans students from enrolling in foreign online colleges

China bans students from enrolling in foreign online colleges

China’s Ministry of Schooling will no for a longer time understand on the web degrees from overseas colleges, per a Jan. 28 assertion from the Assistance Heart for Scholarly Trade in Beijing. The announcement, which arrived devoid of detect and was successful right away, impacts Chinese college students enrolled at foreign faculties who had been researching on line in their property state. These impacted students are now scrambling to make journey preparations to go to their abroad institutions in human being or are in search of exemptions.

Some pupils, educators and analysts welcomed the news as an prospect to open much more in-human being worldwide exchanges. But other individuals fret that the Chinese government’s knowing of on the net training lacks nuance.

The information arrived on the heels of the country’s current reversal of its rigid zero-COVID procedures. For more than two yrs through the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese learners experienced been permitted to enroll in on-line international diploma applications on a temporary foundation.

“At present, the borders of big analyze locations have been opened, and institutions outside the house the country have thoroughly resumed offline educating,” the centre wrote in the assertion (translation offered by Google Translate). The action was necessary to “maintain academic fairness,” according to the statement.

In advance of the pandemic, the Chinese Ministry of Training experienced “never” regarded on the web length finding out in put of study abroad packages, and these systems will “never be regarded in the very long operate,” according to Jon Santangelo, a spokesperson for the Beijing Abroad Study Assistance Affiliation and China Alliance, who presented a translation of a statement introduced by Chinese secretary typical Chenxing Sang.

“China is a extremely large market—not just in phrases of worldwide pupils coming to the U.S. but also in prospects for U.S. universities to offer on the internet levels in China,” Jenny J. Lee, professor of academic plan experiments and exercise at the College of Arizona, mentioned. “They want to much better regulate the good quality of education and learning which is being delivered.”

Missing Nuance

The Chinese federal government has justified its ban on international on-line systems as vital to ensure good quality.

“Some companies defrauded students with length-discovering applications that were being packaged as Ministry of Education–recognized, international degree packages,” Sang wrote in the translated assertion. “Students really should acquire their programs on-internet site in mild of the announcement, or their diploma will not be recognized. If learners are admitted as a result of classic packages but full their coursework on-line, they must change to on-web-site discovering as before long as doable.”

The government’s focus on purging poor actors from its higher ed landscape is fair, according to analysts, although several would like to see far more nuance in the ministry’s distinction concerning in-person and online programs.

“If you say, ‘You completely are not able to take part in any on the net expertise at a U.S. university,’ that’s basically compromising good quality,” claimed Brad Farnsworth, principal of Fox Hollow Advisory, which advises larger instruction institutions on international technique. “There are instances wherever you may perhaps really want to be online.” Earlier, Farnsworth served as vice president for world engagement at the American Council on Instruction. Trustworthy U.S. establishments hold their on the net and encounter-to-face classes and diploma applications to the exact standards, he mentioned.

Philip Altbach, analysis professor at the Boston Faculty Middle for Intercontinental Better Training, speculated about the affect of the ban within China.

“This may well be an effort and hard work to flush some nonprestigious on the web universities out of the market place or to persuade Chinese students that they can do just as nicely at a dwelling college,” Altbach said. “But there are troubles, as often, with the way the Chinese authorities do points.”

Scrambling Pupils

On Jan. 28, the inbox of Amanda White, associate professor of accounting at the University of Technological innovation Sydney in Australia, was flooded. Her on the net Chinese college students sought aid in producing perception of the information. With lessons established to start out in months, White was eager to aid. In an evident acknowledgment that her students have been not the only kinds with concerns, the Chinese federal government released an extra statement the subsequent day—on Jan. 29—with responses to regularly requested queries about the progress.

“I depend on—with hope—the adequacy of Google Translate,” White mentioned of her initiatives to parse the language in the Jan. 29 assertion. At initial, she questioned whether or not her university desired to respond on behalf of the students. But she soon learned that “the onus is on the student, who need to gather all their evidence and use for an exemption.”

Beginning in the spring 2023 semester in the Northern Hemisphere—which is the autumn semester in the Southern Hemisphere—the middle will no more time provide accreditation solutions for overseas on the internet diplomas. College students who are unable to safe an in-man or woman location at their abroad school, those people who are in their very last semester of a diploma program and all those whose on the internet colleges are in Ukraine or Russia, presented the war, may well use for exemptions, in accordance to the memo.

Numerous of White’s pupils are keen to return in human being, so White is working to open new sections of facial area-to-experience programs.

“Many have commented that finding out on the internet, primarily not in their native language, is extra tough than when they are not immersed in lifestyle and language,” White explained.

But some who are keen to attend in individual stay unsure about their plans. Securing very affordable flights for certain dates on short observe has been difficult. Sydney’s rental housing market place is also limited. And arranging interviews for necessary scholar visas can take time, White reported.

In the meantime, college students who have utilized for exemptions await news of their requests, which will be viewed as on a case-by-scenario basis.

Changing Moments

The United States has extensive been a top location for Chinese students in search of to research overseas. Before the pandemic, in the 2019–20 academic year, extra than 370,000 Chinese college students researched in the United States, in accordance to Open up Doorways, a U.S. Condition Office facts portal. That number sank, due in portion to pandemic vacation restrictions, to roughly 317,000 college students in the 2020–21 tutorial calendar year. Then it sank once again to close to 290,000 college students in 2021–22.

At the exact time, the United States has faced rising levels of competition, which include from Australia, as a desired destination for Chinese higher education pupils. In modern several years, Australia experienced equivalent declines in the number of Chinese students who headed Down Underneath for higher training. But the proportion of Chinese pupils finding out in Australia relative to the measurement of Australia’s inhabitants (close to 116,000 Chinese college students amid 26,290,000 Australians) is more sturdy than the analogous proportion for the United States (around 317,000 Chinese learners among the 334,000,000 Individuals).

“The criticism of the U.S. is relentless in the Chinese media, and Chinese people are pondering whether the U.S. truly is the ideal spot to go,” Farnsworth stated. Within Larger Ed attained out to various U.S. colleges to inquire about their encounters in this regard, but none have been in a position to react just before the deadline.

China’s ban on on the internet overseas faculties usually takes put amid climbing geopolitical tensions with the United States. The tension flared not too long ago when a Chinese balloon entered U.S. airspace, prompting the United States to shoot it down on fears that it was intended to surveil.

Intercontinental instruction exchanges, whether in human being or on-line, have normally sought to foster ties involving countries, even when relations are frayed. In this sense, limiting trade systems, especially in this Zoom-enabled, balloon-shooting period, concerns some.

“I’m anxious that China will set ‘closing cooperation with the U.S. in bigger education’ on a decoupling agenda, which would be horrible for each countries,” Farnsworth mentioned.

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Foreign Education as Gateway to a Better Future

Foreign Education as Gateway to a Better Future

Millicent Adeyoju  

International analyze has been a sought-following alternative over the previous number of decades for Nigerian students who are in look for of greener pastures. The thought to analyze abroad is achieved with endorsement and exaltation to aspirants who just cannot be blamed for their radical alternatives as the ongoing Academic Union of Universities (ASUU)’s strike would seem to have no resolution in sight. With a 3-months extension to the seemingly unlimited ASUU strike that commenced in 2020, the union and students would have spent 15 months in 3 years outside the 4-walls of a classroom by the stop of its dreary industrial action in July. 1000’s of pupils are more and more open to exploring their options for abroad analyze as July consumption 2022 offers admission prospects to Australia and New Zealand.

With top rated universities like The Queensland University of Technology, College of Queensland, and the College of Know-how, Sydney and Monash University that present many intakes about the year, seven Australian universities are ranked amid the major 100 in the significant around the globe university ranking lists. Mainly because of its popularity as a planet leader in greater training and owing to the high quality of its universities and education and learning technique, Australia is a person of the most well-liked study destinations for international students, who opt for to go on their educational studies in a welcoming and assorted analyze environment.

This offers a variation to its very similar counterpart, New Zealand, whose variety of international learners pursuing submit-secondary reports has dropped by two-thirds in the previous 10 years. Inside an ordinary academic 12 months, around 115,000 global students migrate to New Zealand for analyze, Nevertheless, only 4,197 international students ended up welcomed in 2021, marking a 60 for every cent minimize from the 10,500 enrolments inside April 2020 thanks to the results of the pandemic. Fortunately, New Zealand’s authorities has declared that the region will officially reopen borders from July 31, 2022.

These current figures existing authentic options to youths who are in look for of a gateway to a much better potential by advancing their schooling stages. Nigerian Learners who are completely ready to resume and continue their training are continually expressing their issues about the universities being on strike. The system’s instability is main to boredom and idleness that at some point innovations to melancholy, nervousness or other psychological well being challenges which is unfair to youth who deserve a perception of security for their everyday living route.

The founder of Mel Academic, Mrs Olufolakemi Adeniyi, said in a the latest interview “We have been obtaining additional enquires day-to-day. The average Nigerian Youth wishes to be ready to compete with their counterpart so they are generating enquires on how to study overseas as mothers and fathers are tired of looking at their young children sitting at residence. Our company doesn’t compete in the very same room with other folks, our principal emphasis is Australia and New Zealand”. Mel Educational is determined to bridge the need gap to guide abroad aspirants into the July 2022 ingestion session. The July session guarantees less levels of competition in comparison to other intakes and presents an optimum window for compiling all entrance files.

Evidently, the method of attaining admission to these intercontinental institutions starts long right before the application is submitted. So, international learners have to cautiously program and plan the time in their preferred region to acquire application paperwork, choose standardised exams, examine eligibility requirements, and begin making use of to universities to have a safe route.

On the matter of youths picking international study as a usually means in lookup of greener pastures, she went ahead to point out that “Nigeria will go on to get rid of skilled professionals if the policymakers do not set a procedure in location to persuade certified pros to return home” she explained.

At the identical time, the Tutorial Personnel Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it’s lack of fascination in calling off the ongoing strike immediately after the federal authorities did not regard the 2009 settlement. While the Union is on a purposeful journey to barter its requires on funding for the revitalisation of public universities for renegotiation and implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FG Agreement this conviction has a subsequent adverse influence on pupils who are wanting forward to a brilliant potential.

Researching overseas provides youths with the chance to working experience a new ecosystem and tradition, make pals from all-around the world, and obtain a worldwide perspective whilst earning credits to a degree. Mel Instructional Products and services supply educational consultancy expert services inside of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire to people today who are intrigued in studying or functioning in possibly Australia or New Zealand. They present guidance on gaining a scholarship, assists in the admissions course of action and manual mothers and fathers, pre- departure counselling students or organisations as a result of the visa approach.

Pupils are advised to compute the charge of living for their chosen region before the software deadline as setting up in advance of time ensures that an particular person has enough time to assemble all of the requirements to ease the admissions approach. Never miss out on the July 2022 study abroad intake, speak to [email protected], +2348179469736 and 09081000777 or take a look at https://www.meleducational.com/. Mel Academic providers prioritises students’ welfare and offers correct information pertaining to the overseas admission method and assists with English examination registration.

Millicent Adeyoju  is a internet marketing marketing consultant that is based mostly in Lagos Nigeria. She graduated with a masters degree in company communications and general public relations and delivers artistic promoting expert services to shoppers below the brand name name “Didun”. She also loves to craft, design and produce all sorts of content material. 

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Begin planning for your child’s foreign education this Children’s Day

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Given the massive cost involved, make an early start, even if you have to do so with only vague estimates of the outlay

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On the one hand, competition for the limited number of seats in high-quality educational institutes within India is growing fierce, on the other, disposable incomes are rising. An increasing number of parents are keen to send their children abroad for higher education.

If you, too, have such aspirations, this Children’s Day (November 14) is a good occasion to begin planning systematically for this goal. Foreign education consultants attest to the growing desire among parents to send their children abroad. “The number of students heading abroad for education fell in 2020, …




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First Published: Fri, November 12 2021. 19:10 IST