Focus on college education In an attempt to aid students who are serious about their education, U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed making community college free “for everybody who is willing to work for it.” The programme, called America’s College Promise, will benefit an estimated 9 million students every year, according to a press release from the White House. If the plan is enacted, students will be eligible for free tuition if they attend at least half-time, maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, and make steady progress toward completing their programme. Through this scheme, a full-time community college student can save an average of $3,800 in tuition each year.
Language through movies Putting Hollywood and Bollywood movies to good use, Tajikistan's state broadcaster has started screening them without dubbing or subtitles to encourage school and college students to improve their English and foreign language skills. According to reports, though some people are finding it hard to follow the movies, there are many who are sticking to watching them till the end, in an effort to strengthen their hold on the language.
Tricky policy U.K. Home Secretary, Theresa May, has been forced to back down on a plan to make international students leave the country after they finish their graduation and to apply for new visas if they intend to work in Britain . May's plans to impose tougher controls on non-EU students, who she says are a key driver of net migration, were severely criticised by several people, including British Conservative Party politician George Osborne and industrial designer and entrepreneur James Dyson.
May argued that changes to the immigration system will not have an adverse impact on the economy and would still ensure that the brightest and the best students select the U.K. for their higher education. However, the restriction was needed because every year, tens of thousands of students stayed on after their courses had finished.
Compiled by Sarthak Saraswat
