Vocational Training in Asmara: The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students’ Sawa and Higher Education Institutions branch says it has delivered three months of vocational training to 400+ college students, including 236 from the College of Business and Social Science (with 123 female trainees) and 180 from the College of Engineering and Technology (with 93 female trainees). Skills ranged from sign language and computer technology to solar installation, electronics, satellite dish setup, graphics, and even Arabic language, with Eritrean Police also contributing computer and printer maintenance training. Education Milestone: The 2025/2026 eighth-grade national examination began June 3 and runs through June 5, with 68,197 students taking tests across 535 centers, including Eritrean community schools in Riyadh and Jeddah and a center in Kassala, Sudan. Anti-FGM Progress in Logo-Anseba: Twenty-two villages in Logo-Anseba’s sub-zone were declared free of female genital mutilation at a ceremony in Barentu, with UNICEF and UNFPA present and local committees credited for sustained awareness and monitoring. Diaspora Independence Day Culture: Eritrean communities in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and France marked the 35th Independence Day anniversary with cultural and artistic programs, sports awards, and messages urging youth to carry forward resilience and unity. UK Student Visa Crackdown: The UK announced stricter rules for universities sponsoring international students, raising performance thresholds and aiming to curb visa abuse—an issue that can directly affect Eritrean students and families planning study routes.