Accord

• The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Mississippi , recently presented $250,000 to Family Resource Center of North Mississippi in support of maternal health programs and the creation of a maternal health navigator position to assist underserved women throughout north Mississippi over the next four years.
• The navigator will serve as a resource for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and their families as they navigate the complexities of the medical and social care systems.
• “The MolinaCares grant will make a real difference by connecting expecting moms to the resources they need for healthy outcomes for both mother and child,” said Shelia Davis, executive director of Family Resource Center of North Mississippi.
• “MolinaCares is committed to advancing the health and well-being of women across Mississippi,” said Bridget Galatas, plan president of Molina Healthcare of Mississippi.

• Australia also faces ongoing competition for international students from other English-speaking countries as well as rising competition from countries such as China.
• Our study looks at why international students want to come to Australia.
• Read more:
  We are hurtling towards a million international students in Australia – migration changes will only slow this growth, not stop it

Our study

Our paper looked at 46 peer-reviewed studies between 1998 and 2023 that examined why international students choose to come to Australia to study. From this, we identified 22 “pull” factors that drive international students’ choice of Australia as their tertiary education destination. The pull factors are those that relate to Australia and which we have some control over.

What we found

The five most frequently reported reasons Australia appealed to students were:
career opportunities and life experiences
quality education and qualification
cost of study and living
migration prospects and policy
reputation of tertiary education institutions and academic staff.

• Further analysis showed environmental factors (those related to living in Australia) had more influence on students’ decision-making than academic factors (those related to study).
• But the analysis also shows academic factors are still of course important and cannot be ignored.

Our main competitors

• The United States and United Kingdom are Australia’s biggest competitors for international students.
• But Australia is facing rising competition in both academic and environmental terms from traditional source countries such as China and Malaysia.

How does Australia stay competitive?

• First, it can ensure adequate support for international students to be employable in Australia when they graduate.
• As the recent migration review noted:
  Australia is not focused enough on capturing high-potential international students.
• In addition, when studying in regional Australia, international students can earn points towards their skilled visa applications.
• At the moment Australia does not do much to promote the possibility of studying at TAFE first and then moving to a university course.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - The four winners of the 2024 Canadian Car of the Year Awards (CCOTY), presented by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), were announced today during the opening ceremonies of the Canadian International Auto Show.
• The Toyota Prius is the 2024 Canadian Car of the Year.
• The 2024 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year is the Toyota Grand Highlander.
• The Genesis Electrified G80 takes home the award as the 2024 Canadian Electric Car of the Year.

• TOKYO, Feb 13, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will participate in Open RAN verifications in the United States as the ACCoRD (Acceleration of Compatibility and Commercialization for Open RAN Deployments) project in a consortium jointly founded with AT&T Inc. (AT&T), Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Jio).
• This consortium was awarded a USD 42.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)(1) on February 12.
• The consortium comprises telecom operators and US universities and suppliers include equipment vendors from the United States and abroad, and is committed to verifying multi-vendor Open RAN connectivity for further commercial deployments.
• (2) OREX is an Open RAN service provider launched by DOCOMO in collaboration with multiple global vendors, providing customized Open RAN solutions to address the needs of each customer.