#international students

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the future of international student visas in Canada. As the country grapples with a housing crisis,  strong wording from the federal government in recent months suggests it is looking to potentially cap the number of study permits issued to prospective international students to help alleviate the housing demand. “Enough is enough,” said Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship  in December of last year. “If provinces and territories cannot do this, we will do it for them, and they will not like the bluntness of the instruments that we use,” he said.

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[akawrites000]

when two people meet and they belong together on some level - a prompt list

again, this can be used for anyone - close friends, s/o, crushes. please feel free to change pronouns as you see fit :)

A and B are benchmates, and by the end of the lecture, they've managed to become more than strangers, and people with common interests. They exchange numbers - "can I have your full name?" "sure, but why?" "I just like to store the full names of people's contacts that I'm going to save."

A has never eaten out with their new friend before, so they're pretty nervous because they eat differently? compared to the locals. "i'm sorry, but can I eat with my hands? I just feel more comfortable doing it." B just smiles kindly at A, and A immediately feels at home, despite being miles away from it. "of course you can, please be comfortable!"

A introduces their cuisine to B and B absolutely loves it. "I can't believe I've never had this before!" "do you like it?" " of course! this is easily one of the best meals I've had in my life". Then they both grin at each other and continue to spend the upcoming hours in the restaurant, smiling, chatting away and having a jolly time. (the restaurant people are nice because they don't get kicked out xD)

A teaches B how to eat food from their cuisine and B follows obediently. A is so impressed by B's efforts, just looks at B with a fond smile while B is busy trying to eat the food correctly. "am I doing this right? can I eat this with both hands?"

B invites A over to their place for Halloween and A is so pleasantly surprised, that they can't believe it. "You're inviting me over? really?" "of course! I'd love to have you over if you'd like to come!" A later gets to know that B themselves was a transfer student who went to another country to study, so they can understand the feelings of an international student. A was just so touched and couldn't stop smiling.

It's A's first Halloween and B watches them smile and get excited about everything with a fond look on their face. A turns to them, almost shy, "um, i- I didn't really bring any Halloween clothes," and B has to try really hard to hold in their laugh because A was just being really cute right now. "I can help with that," - B finds a pair of cute purple socks and a headband for A to wear and A's excitement lights up B's entire evening.

"so, do you invite people often?" you seem to be a really good host." B, surprised, "ah, thank you for saying that, but actually, no, I don't." A smiles at the answer and they continue watching the movie playing on the tv, a comfortable distance between them, feeling warm despite the cold winds outside.

B watches A order their usual and smiles at them, "hot chocolate as usual?". A nods, happy with their favourite drink in hand. "What are you getting?" B points to their plate, "oh, just a plate of strawberry cheesecake, I really like these." A makes a mental note of it.

At the cafe again, weeks later, after class, "one hot chocolate and one strawberry cheesecake please!" B just stares at A, dumbfounded, "you remember!" "of course I do!"

"do you want to talk? I don't want to go home just yet." A and B walk over to a bench on their campus and proceed to talk into the evening until A had to catch a bus back home.

A spots a duck upside down in a pond and immediately texts B (who's absent that day) - "uhh, a duck is upside down and I'm worried about it." A doesn't know but B was wheezing while texting back, " that's normal don't worry, it's just feeding." A lets out a breath of relief, "thank goodness! I haven't seen a lot of ducks in my hometown." "I can tell."

A and B compare their hand sizes, after which B holds A's (much smaller) hand. "your hands are so small, no wonder you get cold easily!" A just smiles happily and holds B's hand tighter.

A and B spend the whole day together and then can't stop thinking about it after. "is it weird that I'm grinning, still thinking about how fun today was?" "no, because I'm still thinking about it too."

[mapsontheweb]

Where International Students in the U.S. Come From

[circlejourney]

Call for respondents: Research survey about how loved ones share virtual spaces across borders

Hey there! Are you an international student, a migrant, or do you keep in online contact with family or partners living in a different country? As part of my PhD research project, I'm conducting a survey to discover current trends in how people in transnational relationships inhabit shared virtual spaces together.

You can find out more and fill the survey here (it should take about 20-30 minutes to complete): https://qsurvey.qut.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_5h8T0jT919v3Qgu.

Reblogs are super appreciated! If you know anyone who might have interesting insights to share, I'd appreciate it lots if you forwarded it to them.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me at amari.low@hdr.qut.edu.au. Thanks for your time!

[deliriousdisquisitions]

Reading literary articles as a baby scholar...

Honestly, you don’t (strictly) have to be new to academia to follow these tips. This is for anyone who is, in any way, struggling on how to read through literary articles. Maybe you’re having trouble understanding the text or you simply have too many things to read for your upcoming literature review or essay, etc. Either way, hopefully these tips would help make reading a little easier:

Read the abstract or summary: this might sound obvious, but it really helps! Reading through abstracts or article summaries can give you an idea of what the article might be about and if it’s relevant to your research. It can help you narrow down articles you need for further reading and give you a place to start. Some articles also include a list of keywords that you can look through to see if they fit the theme of your essay. Sometimes if the abstract or summary is detailed enough, and you are in a time crunch (emergency use ONLY), you can just refer to that instead of reading the whole article.

Read the book review or peer reviews: sometimes literary scholarship can be a little too dense and you might have trouble reading or understanding the text. Or sometimes there is just too much stuff to read through and the words start to get a little blurry🙁. In that case, instead of slogging through and reading the whole article/book/chapter read the book review or peer review instead. Not only will a review help you summarize the key points of the article/book/chapter, but the included commentary or criticism on the weak points of the text would help you get a clearer picture of both sides of the argument. This is also a useful tip to use if you’re just having trouble accessing a particular resource; you’re more likely to find and access reviews on it (especially if it is a book or chapter). 

Read the first and last lines of each paragraph: this will give you a general idea of what each paragraph is about. Usually, the key points can be found in the beginning and end of a paragraph so reading the first and last lines should give you a mini summary of what the text is about. It’s a great way to speed read through your articles.

Search up keywords or phrases: if your research article comes in digital format you can just do a search of keywords or phrases of what you’re looking for. Then look at the highlighted words or phrases and just read the lines for context. This way you can gauge the article’s relevance to your research topic. You can set these aside for later in depth analysis as well.

Hope this makes reading dry, literary articles a little bit easier! 😊

[katria485]

Hiiii! Nice to meet you! My name's Kateryna :)

Here are a few things about me:

I like lots kinds of krafts. Right now I'm into making traditional ukrainian jewelry from beads (those are called sylianky if you were interested😏)

Also I've been addicted to embroidery for the las few months. I don't have any good pictures of it tho :(

I'm studying artistic fabric in Poland, but also I decided to pursue non-artistic studies in Ukraine as well.

So that's it with the introductions for today)

I welcome you to follow along with my struggles as a two-major student and maybe some of my works too)))

Let's hope my blogging will last longer than a week😅

[cynicalcharisma]

dude I am so tired and overstimulated with the never-ending socialisation and pre-moving bureaucratic bullshit. i don't know why i have to go to so many places all at once before i finally leave. all of it sucks. i am genuinely so tired. throw me to europe already.

[mastmalangs-blog]

Only international students will get this!

[darththrog]

Y'all I've been really stressing over going to college and I really really want to study abroad.

My first choice was Germany, cos there is almost no tuition fee??

So to all my German moots or moots who know abt studying abroad out there, pls. Help an international student out 😭

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The federal government is planning to reduce the volume of international students in certain provinces, according to a senior government source. Ottawa shares jurisdiction over Canada's international student program with the provinces. The federal government issues visas for students while provincial governments are responsible for regulating colleges and universities. The source told Radio-Canada that the government is looking at provinces that accept more international students than their housing stock can accommodate. The source specifically pointed to Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia as possible examples.

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[ibsurvivors]

Hiiii!! Fellow IB students, this is a place for you all to ask questions, inform people, post funny content, and share your experiences! I am an 11th grader and I am currently in the IB Diploma Program. I created this account because from my experiences, students can have a bunch of questions about the program. Please join our account so we can hopefully make people’s life easier!!

Lots of love🎀🎀

[mapsontheweb]

Share of international students in Europe.

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[loving1sabelle]

Guys be honest is year 9 too late to get my grades up to get into an Ivy League university 😭😭

[deliriousdisquisitions]

03.04.2023. Currently reading Homer's Odyssey translated by Robert Fagles.

So far reading Books I-III, Fagles' translation is smooth, immersive, and fairly easy to read. But the jarring insertion of modern jargon, like "scot-free" "potluck" "played fast and lose" etc., interspersed throughout takes some getting used to. But I'm not really sure if any other translation does a better job of it and since this is the only edition available to me right now I'm just going to continue on with it.

[topovers]

Part Time Job In US for International Students

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[cowboyloser]

visiting home for the holidays feels like,

oh, how I missed you. I should've never came. I wish I could live here again. I'm grateful I moved out. Did you miss me? Am I overstaying my welcome? Are things different now that I'm not around? Why couldn't you do that while I was around?

I'm finally home, as a guest.