The cancellation or deferment of internship programmes globally due to economic and business uncertainty has left higher education students worried about their ability to complete their studies and graduate this year. This crisis is expected to wipe out 7.2 per cent of working hours in Asia and the Pacific, which will impact an equivalent of …
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries worldwide to take measures to protect human life, save economies and ensure that education systems are continuously functioning to enable students to learn remotely. Education institutions in particular, have experienced a vast disruption to their processes as close to 90% of all primary, secondary and tertiary students around the …
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As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, a survey shows one-third of Americans (33%) have experienced high levels of psychological distress at some point during the extended lockdown period . This scenario and stress were amplified for international students, including Heertana Selvam, 23, an undergraduate of the Actuarial Science degree programme at the …