Pritha Roy Choudhury is a special correspondent and covers overseas education for the news website and magazine. She writes on the aspirations and experiences of the lakhs of students who leave India to study abroad each year. She writes on changing visa and other policies of study-abroad destinations, living and working abroad, financing foreign education, popular programmes, scholarships, trends and more. Based in Kolkata, she also covers education and institutions in and around West Bengal. Her previous stints included work with a multimedia news agency and a citizen reporting initiative. She can be reached at pritha.roychoudhury@careers360.com. On X,, she is @pritharoyc
NLU Odisha also plans an incubation cell and has recast a vocation programme into an employment-oriented BA Law course.
NUJS Kolkata has launched new law courses, collaborated with foreign universities, expanded its library and research activities, said its VC
Student Visa: Here’s what’s changing in the visa requirements for the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Germany and France
Australia Student Visa: New rules, migration plan will focus on English skills, targeted scrutiny of applications, curbs on on-shore visa hopping.
Study in Canada: Working hour limit of 30-hour-per-week for international students while class is in session will be extended to April 30, 2024
The programmes by DAAD Germany and the education ministry will attract and train graduates and international students to live and work in Germany.
Study Abroad: At over 1.3 lakh, Indian students got 27% – the most – of all UK study visas issued over September 2022-23.
Study Abroad: The National Union of Students has opposed the UK visa rules that cap permitted work hours for international students at 20 per week.