14-20 April 2017 #854

Study opportunities

Australia’s La Trobe Business School announced new intake for its November undergraduate business courses, and two new semesters, in February and July, in keeping with demands of Nepali, Indian and Sri Lankan students. Merit-based scholarships of 15, 20 and 25 per cent for international students were also announced.

Together for Somalia

Turkish Airlines has pledged to support a social media campaign for Somalia by carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid to the country in the coming six months. Started by French social media celebrity Jerome Jarre and friends, hash tags #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia and #LoveArmyForSomalia has reached over 2 billion people.

Beneficial MoU

The British College and Sagarmatha National College have signed an agreement strengthening the relationship between the two colleges. With this, the students of Sagarmatha, which currently offers BTEC Level 3 in IT, can do their Bachelor Degree course at The British College.