Headlines for Aug. 8, 2018
CBC
What will happen to Saudi students enrolled in Canada?
Universities and colleges are scrambling to help thousands of international students following Saudi Arabia’s decision to pull those on Saudi-funded scholarships from Canadian schools.
Globe and Mail
Canadian teaching hospitals facing withdrawal as Saudi Arabia recalls sponsored students
Saudi Arabia is by far the largest source of international medical residents and fellows training in Canadian hospitals, the result of a decades-old visa program under which the kingdom pays approximately $100,000 a year for each trainee.
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VIU increases language requirements
Vancouver Island University will be increasing the English language proficiency requirement for international students.
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