Education and Science Ministry urges universities to strengthen their responsibility in admitting foreign students

RIGA – The Ministry of Education and Science (MES) is proposing to strengthen the responsibility of universities in the admission and study process of foreign students. The ministry has prepared proposals to amend the Immigration Law and the Higher Education Law in order to strengthen the supervision of the study process. Among other things, it … Read more

Today’s international students are tomorrow’s strategic partners

TALLINN – While some politicians in Estonia have described higher education institutions as “migration pumps,” the vision document Study in Estonia 2030, prepared under the auspices of the Estonian Education and Youth Board, stresses that Estonia’s development as a destination country for international mobility is indispensable and that the involvement of foreign students demonstrates trust … Read more

Lithuania Faces 1% GDP Hit from US-EU Tariff War

Lithuania Braces for Potential economic Impact of US Tariffs Published: Current Date Economic Growth at Risk: A Deep Dive into Potential Tariff Effects Vilnius – Lithuania is carefully assessing the potential economic fallout from the United States’ proposed tariffs on European Union goods. Gediminas Simkus, governor of Lithuania’s central bank, recently cautioned that the nation’s … Read more