Visa chaos: Skilled labour, students and visitors on business, and tourists, are being held up by a failing administration and bureaucracy. Full opinion here ➡️
injections, but also on broader interactions with overseas partners in terms of internships, mentorships and short-term exchanges of staff.and at our universities as the academic year gets underway.
From an education and organisational perspective, diversity feeds excellence. With the increased importance of university rankings, international students, staff, research collaborations and citations and partnerships have gained substantial importance and form the backbone of the rankings system.We cannot rely on other nations and universities to reciprocate if we do not facilitate for international students to study in SA.
In the long-term, the international students are highly educated, often the top students in their home countries and after graduation become part of our international alumni. This is a “means of contributing to [the continent’s] human resource development and giving expression to our commitment to African development and the African renaissance”.The policy states government is to facilitate inbound and outbound access for international scholars and students, yet nothing is said as to how this will be implemented.
And while staff is strained and under pressure, the impact this has on our students and staff caught in limbo is massive and has consequences for people’s futures, livelihoods and families, and the toll taken on mental health.
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