Amber to offer scholarships worth $15,000 for UK, US, Ireland, Canada aspirants

Global student housing marketplace Amber has launched the third iteration of the amberScholar scholarship. Students enrolling in any program in the UK, USA, Ireland, or Canada for the September intake are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Financial aid totaling $15,000 is available through the amberScholar scholarship, which is split into three categories. The first-place […]

ApplyBoard collaborates with TD Bank in Canada.

One of Canada’s biggest banks and the student recruitment portal ApplyBoard have partnered to help top source country students with their financial management. As of January 2024, TD served over 27 million clients. It will assist students traveling to Canada from countries including India, China, Pakistan, the Philippines, Morocco, Senegal, and Vietnam in meeting the […]

Canada: International students can only work 24 hours a week

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship of Canada, Marc Miller, declared on Tuesday that foreign students will now be limited to working a 24-hour workweek.  “When we lifted the 20 hrs/week work rule for international students, we did so to support the post-pandemic recovery. Today, I announced that this measure will no longer be […]

Language agents finding ‘go-around’ for Canada cap

Agents locating students for language schools in Canada are experimenting with various ‘go-arounds’ for the study permit cap that has affected institutions. PAL allocations by province were made completely public in mid-April, and many language schools are finding that they are only getting a quarter of what they have in past years, if not none […]

Business schools at home and in Eastern Europe are gaining ground as Canada stumbles.

As per the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Prospective Student Survey 2024, an increasing number of Indian students are choosing to enroll in business schools nearby due to safety concerns and a decrease in their inclination towards Canada as an academic destination. The GMAT is the main standardized test for admission to business programs globally, […]