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Latest 25 June 2025

Spain eases visa rules to draw foreign students barred from US by Trump

Spain will expedite university access for foreign students unable to enter the U.S.

Spain · 21 Mar 2025 Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week Madrid limits screen use in schools to address technology risks. Italy · 16 Jan 2025 New Italian scholastic syllabus introduces Latin for middle school students Latin will be introduced in Italy's middle school syllabus. Italy · 11 Sep 2024 Italian Education Minister agrees with ban on cell phones for under-14s Italian Education Minister supports banning cell phones for under-14s and social media for under-16s in Italy. Finland · 7 Aug 2024 School year in Finland kicks off with mobile phone bans Finnish schools implement phone bans to reduce distractions during lessons and breaks. Australia · 1 Jul 2024 Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown Australia doubles international student visa fee to control record migration. Italy · 29 Mar 2024 Italian government to ensure majority of students in classrooms are Italian The government will take measures to try to ensure that the majority of Italian school classes are Italian pupils and that foreign… Greece · 9 Mar 2024 Greek parliament approves private foreign universities, bucking protests ATHENS, March 9 (Reuters) - Greece’s parliament narrowly passed a bill early on Saturday that will allow foreign private universities to set… Italy · 23 Feb 2024 Smartphones and tablets to be banned in Italian schools The use of smartphones and tablets is to be banned in Italian classrooms even for teaching purposes under new guidelines to be… UK · 4 Jan 2024 GCSE English will no longer be handwritten under exam board plans GCSE English exams will no longer need to be handwritten under plans by one of the country’s largest assessment boards. From 2025,…