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Italy’s central bank sees sharp rise in rents amid student housing protests

By Federico Maccioni and Alvise Armellini MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italy is experiencing a surge in rent prices, the country's central bank said, against the backdrop of growing student protests over…

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56,675 foreign students attend English courses in Malta in 2022

In 2022, foreign students attending English language courses at local licensed English Language Teaching (ELT) schools amounted to 56,675, marking an increase of 28,822 over 2021. NSO data shows that…

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Britain considers allowing foreign students to work longer hours -The Times

The British government is looking at plans to allow foreign students to work longer hours to boost the economy by plugging vacancies, The Times reported on Thursday. Ministers are looking…

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Microsoft renews focus on skills gap in Malta

After last year’s ICT Skills Demand and Supply Monitor by the eSkills Malta Foundation confirmed Microsoft Azure as the most common cloud platform used in Malta, Microsoft, as part of…

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Malta: Junior College student organisations call for shift towards online learning

The Junior College’s student council have called on the institution's administration to shift towards a fully online teaching system. The council released the statement following the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in recent…

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Malta: Gozo students fume at PA’s snub to Mayors’ development concerns

GUG said that it felt “deeply discouraged” after the Planning Authority’s refusal to meet with Gozitan mayors regarding the ongoing struggle of overdevelopment in Gozo. The GUG looked dimly at…

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UK Government announces £50 million to support students impacted by Covid-19

Thousands of students will benefit from an additional £50 million to support them with financial pressures from the pandemic, the Universities Minister has announced today. Today’s announcement is in addition…

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Malta: KSU launches ‘Your FuturEU’ campaign

“We are inviting civil society to play an important role in policy-making. Our ultimate goal is to truly embrace our future and our EU, especially in a post-COVID-19 society,” commented…

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UK: Teachers assessment, rather than AI, to be used in GCSE – A-Level grading

A-level and GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be handed exam grades as predicted by their teachers instead of a controversial algorithm. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologised…

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Covid-19 concern for Erasmus students

A quarter of students currently on Erasmus programmes have had their study experiences cut short by the coronavirus emergency. A report by the Erasmus Students Network (ESN) discovered that some…

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European Parliament seeks reassurances and reimbursements for Erasmus+ students

The 165,000 current Erasmus+ exchange students and 5000 EU volunteers need reassurance that they will be reimbursed and retain their status, MEPs say. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Mariya…

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Protests in Greece on University entrance requirements changes

Protesters in Greece threw stones and petrol bombs at riot police surrounding parliament in Athens, who responded with tear gas. The demonstrators also smashed the window of a bus stop…

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