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15 septembre 2013

Maghreb higher education ‘space’ starts to take shape

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By Wagdy Sawahel. Plans by the Francophone University Association (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie), or AUF, to develop a Maghreb higher education and research ‘space’ to enhance cooperation between French-language universities across the region took a step forward this month at a meeting in Algeria. This initiative was discussed at a fourth meeting of leaders of higher education institutions that are members of the AUF, held in Constantine in Algeria from 1-2 September. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Laureate ‘buys’ Australian campus in South Africa

By Nicola Jenvey. Monash South Africa and Laureate Education have unveiled a partnership agreement that will enable the local higher education provider operated by Australia’s Monash University to expand its student enrolment and academic offerings.
The move forms part of a broader Laureate initiative to expand its base across developing nations. More...

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15 septembre 2013

International relations course for developing-world higher education

The Institute of International Education, or IIE, has announced the launch of a new training course for ministry officials and university representatives in developing and transitioning countries on how to create and manage an effective international relations office. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Private higher education shuns STEM courses

By Maina Waruru. Despite growing by leaps and bounds in the past 10 years and expanding higher education access to thousands of needy learners, private universities in Kenya continue to shun science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM – courses, leaving the heavy financial and infrastructural burdens of these subjects to poorly funded public institutions. More...

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15 septembre 2013

East Africa HE boss warns of more harmonisation delays

By Gilbert Nganga. East African Community countries risk not meeting their goal of harmonising education systems any time soon due to deep disparities in curricula, varying quality of learning, and budget cuts, the head of the regional higher education council has warned. Speaking in Tanzania’s largest city Dar es Salaam, Professor Mayunga Nkunya, executive secretary of the Inter-University Council for East Africa, or IUCEA – the regional higher education body driving harmonisation – recently also expressed worry over resistance from some countries. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Reform of university entrance exam sparks debate

By Suvendrini Kakuchi. Japan could soon see a new university entrance system to replace the current, highly competitive exam, which is regarded as rigid and inflexible. There has been intense debate over how the new testing system – which is likely to be more rigorous and based on academic performance and thinking skills – should develop. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Macau campus in China a magnet for illegal immigrants

By Mimi Leung and Yojana Sharma. A new campus of the University of Macau, which has relocated over the border in China, has become a magnet for illegal immigrants trespassing on its land.
Although the new university buildings, which were completed in July, are technically across the border from Macau in the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai, the area has been designated as an autonomous Macau Special Administrative Region, or MSAR, of China. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Government approves universities for world-class bid

By Eugene Vorotnikov. The Russian government has officially approved the list of leading universities that will receive state subsidies this year of RUB592 million (US$20 million) each to help improve their images in the international arena and their positions in global university rankings.
The selection process, which was conducted by the Ministry of Education and was based on an evaluation of universities’ development programmes, led to the listing of several of the country’s leading technical universities. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Most Turkish students want to study abroad

By Peta Lee. An overwhelming majority of Turkish students – 95% – would like to study overseas, and the number of international students in the country has doubled in six years, according to a report released by the British Council ahead of the European Association for International Education's annual conference held in Istanbul last week. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Continental Europe on rise in new QS university ranking

By Karen MacGregor. A ruling by India’s Supreme Court that appointments for highly specialised teaching positions in medical colleges cannot be subject to affirmative action caste-based quotas has led to a political uproar that has disrupted the current session of parliament, where a number of higher education bills are pending. The issue of caste reservations is highly political, with elections due in five states and national elections scheduled for 2014. Political parties frequently curry favour with specific caste groups or ‘vote banks’ by promising quotas in government jobs. Medical positions are among the most prestigious of these. More...

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