“Inclusive future” in the spotlight at NAFSA 2023
Attendees at the NAFSA conference in Washington DC lauded the event’s true “back to business feel” after years of Covid-induced turbulence.
Attendees at the NAFSA conference in Washington DC lauded the event’s true “back to business feel” after years of Covid-induced turbulence.
Streamlining and prioritising US study visas and creating inclusive and accessible study abroad opportunities are top of the State Department's agenda.
International students from low-income countries such as Iran are turning to extreme measures – such as selling their kidneys and homes – to access graduate study abroad.
Over 64,000 more Indians were studying in the US in 2022 than the previous year, while the number of Chinese students in the country dropped, according to new immigration data.
The US Department of Education has clarified that guidance it released earlier this year on third-party service providers will not have the impact on study abroad and international student recruitment that the sector had feared.
Stakeholders are pressing the US government to rescind a recent statement on the use of third-party providers that they fear will have "unintended but serious consequences".
US immigration plans to phase in premium processing for international students seeking OPT and STEM OPT extensions, two weeks after introducing new measures that allow F-1 visa applications to be lodged further in advance.
A Historically Black College and University has been included in a list of institutions receiving a prestigious internationalisation award for the first time.