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1 week ago | afterschoolafrica.com | Liberty Okechukwu

We’re excited to announce the 13th Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Barcelona, Spain, from 13-16 October, 2025. This international event invites young changemakers, innovators, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the globe to join a powerful platform that combines mentorship, collaboration, and opportunity in one dynamic setting. Application Deadline:30th August, 2025Read Also:What is the Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp?

1 week ago | afterschoolafrica.com | Liberty Okechukwu

The process of obtaining a Schengen visa is growing more difficult for many Africans who aspire to travel to Europe for conferences, tourism, education, or family reunions. African applicants face some of the highest refusal rates for Schengen visas worldwide, according to recent data from the European Commission. As rejection rates skyrocketed throughout the continent in 2024, thousands of African travelers had their dreams crushed.

1 week ago | afterschoolafrica.com | Liberty Okechukwu

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has given international students enrolled in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in the United States a 15-day notice period to update their job records or face deportation. Students who had apparently gone over 90 days without reporting a job while on OPT were the target of the May 15 notice.

1 week ago | afterschoolafrica.com | Liberty Okechukwu

The USA administration’s new immigration enforcement goals are already changing America’s workforce, as the Department of Labor submitted 37% fewer H-1B visa applications in April 2025 than the year before. In order to determine which American industries are most at risk of labor disruption from prospective Trump-era immigration enforcement measures, a law firm in the USA recently analyzed major U.S. industries.

1 week ago | afterschoolafrica.com | Liberty Okechukwu

The DAAD EPOS Scholarships offer foreign graduates from developing and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years’ professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/PhD) in Germany. When is the Application Deadline:Deadlines vary depending on the university and program.