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25th March 2023: Global Higher Education Bulletin

Updated: Apr 7, 2023

Global Experiences Lead Alumni to Careers in International Affairs, Education


Mercer encourages students and new graduates to see the world and provides a host of opportunities for them to do so. While traveling abroad, they have their horizons expanded and their eyes opened to once unimaginable possibilities for their futures. For some Mercerians, that exposure ignites an interest in careers related to international affairs and education.


 

Want to Study in the UK? Consider Commonwealth Scholarship to Sponsor Your Education


Given to individuals who have the potential to make a positive impact on the global stage, Commonwealth Scholarship helps support future innovators and leaders. Every year, around 800 students are given the chance to undertake postgraduate degrees with UK universities. This is part of the UK's ongoing commitment to the Commonwealth.


 

Reports on Indian students facing deportation from Canada turns spotlights on unscrupulous agents


Amid reports about the Canadian Border Security Agency (B+CBSA) asking 700 Indian students to return to India allegedly after the documents that they produced to gain admission to colleges in Canada were found to be fake; consultants and experts on overseas education and students who are planning to apply for admission at Canadian universities are all worried.


 

National Dairy Board Scholarship Applications Being Accepted - Hoard's Dairyman


Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s Dairy Farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, in addition to a $3,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship to one outstanding recipient.


 

Manchester Remains the Favourite University of the UK’s Top Employers


The University of Manchester has retained its position as the most targeted university by the UK’s top 100 recruiters, according to a report compiled by High Fliers Research. The Graduate Market in 2023 report is the largest and most authoritative annual careers survey of final-year students at the UK's thirty leading universities.


Featuring in the top spot for two years running, The University of Manchester was praised for attracting the top graduate employers for its range of university careers fairs, on-campus employer presentations, university-specific virtual events, careers service promotions, and initiatives, alongside other locally-run publicity during the last year.


 

Minimum Pricing Averts Alcohol Deaths, Study Claims


A new report suggests the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland has led to fewer alcohol-related deaths compared to England. MUP started in 2018 and put a minimum charge of 50p on each unit of alcohol.


The study, published in the Lancet, estimated that following the strategy 156 deaths a year were averted. Researchers tried to account for factors such as Covid and the complex causes of alcohol deaths when comparing data between Scotland and England, which does not have minimum unit pricing.


This has led to the study's best estimate that, between May 2018 and December 2020, there was a "significant" 13.4% reduction in the types of deaths caused by heavy drinking in Scotland.


 
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