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February 08, 2010
UK sees challenge; Canada sees opportunity
Education in the UK:
Part of the problem: Christian teacher forced out after complaining Muslim pupils praised 9/11 jihadis as heroes.
Mr Kafouris, 40, told how one pupil said to him, ‘Don’t touch me, you’re a Christian’, when the teacher accidentally brushed against him with his arm.
Others said, ‘We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up', and 'the Christians and Jews are our enemies, you too because you're a Christian', he added.
Others said, ‘We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up', and 'the Christians and Jews are our enemies, you too because you're a Christian', he added.
Part of the solution: Britain plans to cut flow of foreign students.
In the face of mounting concern about abuse of student visa rules by migrant jobseekers and potential terrorists, Britain said Sunday that it was planning an immediate tightening of its border controls that could reduce the flow of people entering the country as students by tens of thousands a year.
Canadian challenge round:
Part of the problem: Ryerson University told to crack down on racism (unless it is racism against Jews in which case they will probably give you a grant tenure).
A sweeping year-long probe into racism at Ryerson University has found a staggeringly diverse campus where some visible minority students say they feel harassed and excluded, where profs don't always deal with offensive comments made in class and some non-white staff report a "chill" that shuts them out of the power loop.
Part of the solution: New rules help draw foreign students: Colleges laud move to speed visa process.
Until nine months ago, prospective students from India had to wait up to eight months for a visa to study in Canada – with many of them being rejected after a long delay or missing the course deadlines.
But a pilot program to fast-track applicants by Citizenship and Immigration Canada has dramatically reduced the visa-processing time to mere weeks...
But a pilot program to fast-track applicants by Citizenship and Immigration Canada has dramatically reduced the visa-processing time to mere weeks...
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 8, 2010 12:57 PM
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