South Asian University ends scholarships for Afghan students over funding dispute

Sultan bin Ahmed allocates UOS scholarships to UAE toppers

Sultan bin Ahmed allocates UOS scholarships to UAE toppers

[Graphic News] Vietnam tops list of international students in Korea

Vietnam has become the largest source of international students at South Korean universities, narrowly surpassing China. The Ministry of Education and the Korean Educational Development Institute said in the seventh edition of the report Reading Our Education Through Data that Vietnam accounted for 75,198 international students enrolled at Korean universities as of April 2025, compared with 74,820 from China, a difference of just 378 students. The report said South Korea had 403 universities and

Khalilzad calls barring girls from Kankor exam ‘wrong and sad’

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has said it is “wrong and sad” that young women and girls are not being allowed to take Afghanistan’s Kankor university entrance examination. Khalilzad made the remarks on Friday in a post on his X account. Earlier, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai also expressed concern [] The post Khalilzad calls barring girls from Kankor exam ‘wrong and sad’ first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

South Korean court denies jury trial for Pyongyang-born woman seeking return

A South Korean court on Monday rejected a request by a Pyongyang-born resident for a trial by jury in her National Security Act case, as she continues a yearslong push to return to North Korea and reunite with her family. Kim Ryon-hui’s lawyer asked the Daegu District Court to grant a trial by her peers, []

US taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees

U.S. taxpayers are paying off the student loans of those who go to work for nonprofits, even nonprofits one wouldn’t consider a charity, or whose mission doesn’t align with many taxpayers’ values. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program allows those who work for a U.S. federal, state, local, tribal government, the military, or qualifying []...Click to read more

How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’

Ukraine’s unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who have said they want to go to South Korea has given Kyiv leverage as it presses Seoul to sell weapons for its war against Russia, observers say. The soldiers, captured in early 2025 after being deployed to Kursk to support Russia’s war effort, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul’s constitution, which defines the entire Korean peninsula as the country’s territory. Seoul has said it would be willing to...

General : KESUMA Aspires To Convert PTPK Loans Into Grants

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) intends to convert the financing of the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) into grants, instead of loans as it is currently.

Tiga bakal mahasiswa B40 UiTM dibantu

KUALA TERENGGANU: Tiga bakal mahasiswa daripada keluarga berpendapatan rendah (B40) yang memulakan pengajian di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Cawangan Terengganu pada sesi September 2026, dibantu menerusi Program Ziarah Kasih dilaksanakan Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar (HEP) institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) itu. Program diketuai Timbalan Rektor (Hal Ehwal Pelajar) UiTM Cawangan Terengganu, Prof. Madya Dr. Sarifah Fauziah ... Read more The post Tiga bakal mahasiswa B40 UiTM dibantu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower limits. The U.S. Education Department issued a [] The post Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped appeared first on Loonie Politics.

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-UN OFFICIALS-VISIT

(260706) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, July 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Female returnees work at a UNDP-supported dry fruit factory in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, July 6, 2026. Two United Nations officials concluded a joint visit to northern Afghanistan on Monday, during which they visited projects supporting Afghan returnees and called for sustained international support for the country.TO GO WITH UN officials visit Afghanistan

Students urge govt to reform scholarship programme after minister’s criticism

South Sudanese students studying in Morocco under a government scholarship programme have urged authorities to The post Students urge govt to reform scholarship programme after minister’s criticism appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Loans from private money lenders gain in 2nd half

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Loans extended by private money lenders in South Kore...

Cuba Awards Full Scholarships to Mongolian Medicine Students

Since 1963, Cuba has graduated more than 150 young Mongolians in various fields. On Wednesday, the Cuban Embassy in Mongolia awarded full scholarships to Mongolian students to study Medicine and Special Education at Cuban universities, reaffirming its commitment to international cooperation. RELATED: U.S. Demands that Saint Lucia Prohibit Its Citizens from Studying Medicine in Cuba []

How South Koreans donated 227 tonnes of gold to rescue their economy after the 1997 IMF bailout

How South Koreans donated 227 tonnes of gold to rescue their economy after the 1997 IMF bailout

Jigawa: Jubilation as APC LG Chairman Gives 990 Indigenes Scholarships

Garki LGA's Hon. Adamu Hudu Kore launched a scholarship for 990 indigent students, easing financial burdens and ensuring access to higher education across Nigeria.

वैदेशिक रोजगारमा गएका श्रमिकका ३ हजार ३६३ छोराछोरीलाई छात्रवृत्ति प्रदान

काठमाडौं । वैदेशिक रोजगार बोर्डअन्तर्गतको वैदेशिक रोजगार कल्याणकारी सूचना व्यवस्थापन प्रणालीले आर्थिक वर्ष २०८२/८३ का लागि वैदेशिक रोजगारमा गएका मृत्युरअशक्त श्रमिकका छोराछोरीलाई प्रदान गरिने छात्रवृत्तिको विवरण उपलब्ध गराएको छ। विवरणअनुसार हालसम्म देशभरका कुल ३ हजार ३६३ जना विद्यार्थीहरू छात्रवृत्ति प्राप्त गरेका छन्। प्राप्त विवरणअनुसार छात्रवृत्ति पाउने कुल विद्यार्थीमध्ये १ हजार ७८१ जना छात्र ९पुरुष० र []

Japan commits $2.1m to support postgraduate scholarships for public officials

The government of Japan has committed 341 million Japanese Yen, approximately 2.11 million US dollars, to support postgraduate scholarships for young Ghanaian government officials. The funding, under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS), is expected to strengthen the country’s human resource capacity by enabling selected public officials to pursue Master’s and Ph.D. programmes The post Japan commits 2.1m to support postgraduate scholarships for public officials appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Short RM100,000, top MRSM student who nearly turns down Al-Azhar offer to study medicine, gets MARA lifeline

KOTA BHARU, July 5 — A student who was on the verge of turning down an offer to study medicine at Al-Azhar Univers...

Huh Yunjin From Le Sserafim on Her Crazy Pre-Debut Story, Almost Quitting K-Pop and Collabing With Katseye

There is a version of Huh Yunjin’s life in which she is a college student right now. She had the acceptance letter. She had paid the deposit. She had spent the better part of two months applying to schools after years of grueling K-pop training in Korea had worn her down and she decided that []

Iran invited Korea to late supreme leader's funeral, later canceled plan: sources

Iran invited Korea to late supreme leader's funeral, later canceled plan: sources

Kallamino – Alumni members’ responded to a call.

Tigray Development Association reported that a team of 12 Kallamino Special High School (KSHS) alumni residing in the USA recently donated an incredible 1,000,000 ETB to the school. TDA underlined []

Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.