Asian students more cautious about studying in UK
A survey of over 4,000 university applicants by UKEAS has found a greater level of caution and indecision among prospective Asian students.
A survey of over 4,000 university applicants by UKEAS has found a greater level of caution and indecision among prospective Asian students.
Students from Laos and Cambodia will be exempted from Taiwan's Covid-19 travel ban, bringing the total number of nationalities up to 13.
According to JASSO, 228,403 international students attended Japan’s HEIs in 2019, with an additional 83,811 studying at language schools.
Nearly three quarters of universities in both the UK and US dropped in the rankings of the newly released QS World University Rankings 2021.
An increasing number of countries are temporarily closing schools and colleges, while bans on study abroad activity are also being enacted in some countries because of Covid-19 fears.
Prospective Asian students may increasingly look to “intra-regional” universities in the coming years instead of traditionally popular destinations in the West.
Surveying 16,830 responses, the report found that on average students who had graduated from campuses in Asia earned more than their counterparts who had studied in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, US or Europe.
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