Canada will allow former international students with post-graduation work permits to apply for open work permits after Covid-19 "jeopardised" opportunities for them to gain the work experience needed for permanent residence applications.
Some 60% of international students in Germany want to remain in the country after graduation, a survey of 1,200 international student respondents has found.
Institutions across Canada should offer pathways to the labour market for international talent to help the country recover post-pandemic, CICan has suggested.
The Future Female Conference for international female students studying in Victoria has seen a five-fold increase in registrations in 2020.
The Canadian government has announced plans to welcome some 1,233,000 new permanent residents into the country over three years from 2021, a move Universities Canada has welcomed as a “positive signal” to international students.
Educators have warned a proposal to limit the use of H-1B visas in the US will drive international students towards alternative study destinations, as they reminded of the importance of post-study employment opportunities.
Universities need to adapt professional skills training as skills employers search for develop over time, experts in the field of employability have urged.
I don't want Chinese students who have come to benefit from the world-class higher education to get caught up in wider geopolitical tensions
