Latvia: medical students stabilise int’l figures
Numbers of international students admitted to higher education institutions in Latvia fell to 2,017 in 2020 from 2,651 the previous year, statistics have shown.
Numbers of international students admitted to higher education institutions in Latvia fell to 2,017 in 2020 from 2,651 the previous year, statistics have shown.
Students admitted to international master's degree programs in Sweden have increased by 13% on last year's figures, but some HEIs report a drop in short-term exchange students and stable or slight declines in admissions of international students overall.
We are working very hard for solutions that allow for mobility once again
Stakeholders agree that the pandemic has created opportunities to change the way admissions teams are involved with recruitment activities globally.
International students will not likely miss out on places at UK institutions following the government u-turn on grading, sector stakeholders have said.
Flexibility around standardised testing post-Covid-19 will ensure greater social mobility for young people, NACAC has urged.
Peking, Tsinghua, Renmin and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities will now no longer require international candidates to sit exams due to Covid-19.
A new edtech venture from Singapore, Cialfo, has raised US$3m to help it expand into the US. The product allows students to research global HEIs to assist with their application processes.