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15-SEP-2016 | Our students Lola Hasanovic and Uros Ranisavljevic attended last summer Graduate Preparation Program at Kings Education New Jersey. They both come from Belgrade, Serbia, and both completed their undergraduate degree at the University of Belgrade, majoring in International Relations and International Politics.
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As part of our commitment to quality educational experiences, PRODIREKT would like to inform our students and prospective clients of important changes in the SEVP policy. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now requires international students to meet all admission requirements including English Language proficiency validated by TOEFL or IELS scores.
Colleges and universities may no longer issue Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant Status) with the disclaimer “English Language is not required because it will be taught at the school” for degree programs. These schools can only issue I-20s for degree programs after English proficiency has been confirmed. (If the College or University offers English language training the program must be independent accredited from the academic college degree programs). READ MORE
07 Sep 2016 – Reports have been swirling in recent weeks of a further immigration crackdown in the UK. Immigration remains a hot political question in British politics. In the wake of the 23 June “Brexit” referendum on European Union membership, Prime Minister Theresa May has reinforced her government’s commitment to reduce net migration to the UK to 100,000 people per year, from current levels of roughly 330,000 annually.
Prime Minister May reportedly remains committed to tighter visa controls, and to the view that the country’s higher education institutions have become a route into the UK for economic migrants. The Home Office has claimed in the past that as many as one in five foreign students overstays their visas currently, and continues to live in Britain after the conclusion of their studies.
International student visa policy has been specifically targeted for further review as the British government reinforces its commitment to reduce net migration by more than two-thirds of current levels
Early speculation has it that among the options under consideration with respect to student visas are:
The actual scope and decisions arising from the review remain to be seen.
In a related development, a recent study estimates the economic impact of declining international enrolment at US$1.5 billion to date, and projects total losses in excess of US$10.5 billion by 2016/17.
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In this video, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning — and the most important gift we can give others. Viktor talks about the importance of being an idealist, or what he called the real realist. As he shared, “If we take a man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take a man as he should be, we make him capable of becoming what he can be.” READ MORE
A recent study comparing tuition fees charged by UK universities for the coming academic year reveals that the cheapest classroom-based undergraduate degree course for non-EU students costs UK£9,500 at Bucks New University.
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John McCallum, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship wants to significantly expand immigration by attracting more high-skilled workers to meet the country’s growing labour gap. This initiative is one of many developed to promote innovation and grow Canada’s economy.
McCallum will also ease some of the rules to make it easier for international students to come to Canada and become permanent residents.
The Immigration Minister says that before he can ‘substantially increase’ Canada’s immigration levels beyond record levels, he will have to take his plan to cabinet and convince Canadians it’s the right thing to do.
Canada is already seeking to admit between 280,000 and 305,000 new permanent residents in 2016 — a record increase from the 260,000 to 285,000 newcomers the previous Conservative government had planned to welcome by the end of 2015.
Oxford was among the 9 finalists in the The European Commission competition, launched to find the next European Capital of Innovation for 2016. The “city of spires” was shortlisted for its vision to openly share the wealth of knowledge within its world-class innovation ecosystem. READ MORE
Andrea Bocelli sang Nessun Dorma to Claudio Ranieri and the Leicester fans before their game with Everton.
Prestigious universities in Britain (“Russell group” universities) welcome applications from the brightest and the best students worldwide. There is no magic formula for success… you must have an excellent school record and show that you have the stamina to work hard in a very competitive environment.
Almost certainly you will apply to University (and remember the closing date for Oxford and Cambridge and for courses such as Law and Medicine at some other universities is earlier, October not January!) before the results of your final school examinations, or A Levels, or IB. This means that your previous results ((I) GCSE or equivalent) are very important, since it is the only solid evidence that admissions tutors will have of your academic ability. Typically Oxford expects at least 6 A* grades in GCSE.
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Nowadays, our communication often happens online, so the Internet has developed almost its own language. This language is even more casual and has many abbreviations (shortenings of words and phrases). The English language on the Internet changes almost every day, as sayings, images and videos “go viral”.
Much of Internet slang is made up of abbreviations and shortenings, and some of the most commonly used Internet abbreviations are:
READ MORESao Paulo ad agency Moma Propaganda created a series of posters featuring social networking technologies as part of the “Everything Ages Fast” ad campaign for Maximidia Seminars. The campaign features a very good combination of contemporary and vintage.
On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday, we are delighted to announce that Verbalists Language Network’s main partner Kings Education has been honored with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The award has been conferred within the category of International Trade to Prime Education and Training Ltd, the parent company of Kings Education. READ MORE
You´ll learn German staying next to a great lake in Berlin… and more than that – you´ll also meet German children your age!
* This program is not currently available.
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UK visa policy has deterred international business students and caused an 8.6 per cent decline in non-EU intake last year, according to a report published today by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) which also highlights the integral role of agent-based recruitment in the sector.
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The recently published Times Higher Education (THE) survey reveals which universities offer students the best quality of life.
The survey ranks institutions by analysing a range of other surveys and data including surveys on living costs, employment and salary on graduation, and student satisfaction. The following universities made the top ten.
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Few education YouTube channels can claim the level of devotion earned by the Verbalists Education & Language Network, home to language and sports education as well as study travel; with more than 700 subscribers and 1 million video views, the Verbalists YouTube channel is easily among the most popular for language travel in Europe. READ MORE
There are a couple of odd things about the title Mrs. First, the word it stands for, missus, looks strange written out that way in full. In fact, except in the jokey context of “the missus,” meaning the wife, you almost never see it written out. “Missus Claus” looks far more awkward than “Mister Rogers.” Second, the abbreviation has an ‘r’ in it, and the word doesn’t. Why is there an ‘r’ in Mrs.? READ MORE
