Asian Century Latest: India Fills 0.60846% of International Student Quota!

Just 30,423 international students enrolled in Indian #highered institutions in 2016, a drop of nearly 1,000 (▼2.26%) on 2015 #India #edchat

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India has the second largest higher #education system in the world after China; however, its 33m #students are almost all domestic nationals

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The trickle of international #students in #India are accounted for as follows: 60% from #Asia; 20% from #Africa; and just 1.6% from #Europe

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India can rapidly increase the number of overseas #students it hosts via better #marketing + recruitment practices, but broader shift needed

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India needs to (i) address basic deficiencies in its #highered system; (ii) increase regional cooperation; and (iii) make its cities cleaner

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In the context of #highered #globalisation, #India is being left behind by #Asian rivals with <3% of its #population https://t.co/1fj2Z6kZR2

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From Russia With Love: Higher Education System ‘Rolls Out Red Carpet’! #highered

Russia has a new 2025 target of increasing the number of international #students studying at its universities by 300% #highered #edu #edchat

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Ministry of #Education and Science: the # of foreign students @ #Russian #universities should increase from 0.2m (2017) ➟ 0.71m in 2025 #edu

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Dmitry Medvedev: #Russia ranks sixth in the world in terms of exports of educational services; this needs to 'significantly improve' #edchat

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If #Russia's #highered internationalisation plan succeeds, foreign #student revenues could jump from today's ₽84bn/€1.18bn ➟ ₽373bn/€5.26bn

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RMIA incentive: students with the highest grades will be able to get Russian citizenship under simplified procedures https://t.co/irmnsdBkU4

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Birthing Pangs: Article Population Explosion Begins at Mediolana.com!

As we at Mediolana bed down into the first week of August in sometimes sunny London, we have published another new article at our .com address which will be of urgent interest to conscientious parents everywhere: Academic Performance: A Matter Of Location, Location, Location. Much more is to follow – and sooner than you may think. Stay tuned!

Fifty Shades of Spray: Pesticides ‘Can Ruin #Academic Careers’!

Common #pesticides sprayed in parks and gardens are affecting #children and their ability to cope in #school, according to a new #study #edu

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Although the effects of pesticides may be short-lived, they can still last for around three months – and disable #academic #performance #edu

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University of California researchers monitoring 308 children in #Ecuador before + after the peak spraying season found a long list of issues

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University of California: children in #Ecuador 'displayed lower performance' on a whole range of metrics, including attention + self-control

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Analysis: #governments need to rein in #pesticide-happy industries to protect #children + maximise #academic results https://t.co/w6hV7m39g9

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The Cost of Decadence: ‘One Night in Heaven’ Smashes Price Ceiling!

American #parents are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars on their #children's #prom nights as fiscal suicide enters a whole new level

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What was until recently a relatively simple rite of passage is now being characterised by competitive spending beyond parody #edu #prom2k17

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Even limousines are being cast aside; #luxury performance #cars, helicopters and aeroplanes are arriving in their stead #prom2k17 #prom2017

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Analysts: #teens' need for instant gratification + social media validation is eroding any semblance of perspective and engendering arms race

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Intriguingly, the juiciest examples of #prom2k17 #extravagance are not from high-value zip code areas, but the heart of #suburbia #schools

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To watch: #prom #debt may yet become the latest category of financial instrument from a tragically lopsided #economy https://t.co/49URNMhXBE

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Bur-Exit Latest: King’s College London ‘Clones Itself in Silicon Saxony’!

King's College #London is racing to be the first British #university to inaugurate a post-Brexit #campus in the European Union #edu #edchat

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A joint venture between King's College #London and Technische Universität Dresden will probably result in a new site for KCL in #Germany #EU

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Survey: 69% of prospective #students based outside the EU would be 'somewhat likely or very likely' to opt for an EU-based UK #university

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Professor Stefan Bornstein, Transcampus Dean: 'It's a nice way to have a solution to get around this very stupid #Brexit idea' #edu #schools

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#Brexit is likely to result in an insane amount of institutional duplication with the sole principal aim of being able to stand still #waste

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To watch: the #University of #Oxford has denied reports that it is going to open a campus in #Paris as #Brexit nears https://t.co/0YuKPY2gif

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#Brexit Latest: Another Economic Sector ‘Asking Existential Questions’! #Education

#Youth and #student travelers to the United Kingdom contribute £22.3bn to the country's #economy – more than the top 20 football clubs #edu

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Report: #highered, further #education + #language travel are the sectors within #youth travel providing the largest economic boosts #edchat

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Europe accounts for 77% of all youth travel to the UK, with France, Germany, Ireland + Spain leading the way; this could change post-#Brexit

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Conversely, analysts say that #students from #Asia, the US and the Middle East are faced with a needlessly arduous visa application process

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#Education tourism is a vastly underappreciated #asset which successive UK governments have done little to encourage or capitalise upon #edu

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To watch: the febrile #migration rhetoric surrounding #Brexit may lead to a counter-productive economic implosion https://t.co/tReH2cAFdp

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