Abhishek Nair, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Ambivalent response as five more unis join India's TNE boom

1 week ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

Just last week, the University Grants Commission formally issued LOIs to five Western institutions: the University of York and University of Aberdeen (UK), University of Western Australia, Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), and IED Istituto Europeo di Design (Italy), during an event titled ‘Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City’.
US resumes study visa interviews with stricter "screening" process

1 week ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

The US State Department has issued a cable instructing embassies and consulates worldwide to resume student visa interviews with enhanced social media vetting, an end to a pause stretched into its fourth week.
Sagar Bahadur, Acumen

1 week ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

This week, we spent five minutes with Sagar Bahadur, executive director, India, South Asia, and Southeast Asia at Acumen. Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Purpose driven, relentless and calm in chaos.
Sector mourns student and professionals lost in Air India crash

1 week ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

International student hailing from Gujarat one of those tragically killed in devastating air accident. UK universities issue heartfelt statements mourning the dead as Coventry University confirms two incoming students were killed in the crash. Institutions issue guidance for international students as leaders look to amp up student support.
Uzbekistan sees three-fold rise in Indian students

1 week ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

The number of Indian students enrolled in institutions across Uzbekistan has nearly tripled over the past year.
Top govt figure in the dock for role in Kenyan scholarship scandal

2 weeks ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

A key Kenyan government official has been implicated in a major scandal surrounding a failed study abroad program intended to send Kenyan students to Canada and Finland.
"Asian tigers" ramp up internationalisation amid big four woes

2 weeks ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

Territories and countries like South Korea and Hong Kong, part of the so-called “Asian Tigers” alongside Singapore and Taiwan, now view international students and intra-East Asian mobility as critical to sustaining economic growth in the region. “We have a very different economic situation compared to the UK or Canada.
Nepal set to introduce "free visas" for international students

2 weeks ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

Nepal, a key student recruitment market, is now planning to offer free study visas to international students enrolling at its universities.
Trump signs order blocking visas for new int'l students at Harvard

3 weeks ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

Just days after a judge extended a block on restricting Harvard’s international enrolments, President Trump has signed a proclamation suspending visas for new international students at the university.
UAE introduces new uni ranking criteria for outbound students

3 weeks ago | thepienews.com | Abhishek Nair

According to new rules introduced by the country’s Ministry of Education, the international rankings of an institution may now play a significant role as the UAE moves to help Emirati students prepare for working life. Institutions chosen by Emirati students must place highly among universities worldwide, as well as in the student’s chosen field of study, based on classification criteria set out by the Ministry last year.