By Janene Pieters. A record number of 90 thousand foreign students are enrolled in Dutch universities this year, making up more than 10 percent of all students. 23 thousand of these foreign students are from countries outside of Europe.
This is according to figures released by EP Nuffic, the expertise and service center for the internationalization of Dutch education. More...

By Daisy Greenaway. Students and teachers are urging UCAS to include international universities in their application process to help encourage students to study abroad.
More than three quarters of headteachers feel UCAS should offer information regarding overseas courses, according to a survey conducted by the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference. More...

By Anayat Durrani. The use of blended learning is becoming more common at Arab region universities, and can prove an added benefit to traditional learning for Arab international students studying in the region. Somali national Zakaria Mohamed Hagi Hassan is currently taking a mix of in-class and online learning for his course on advanced crop physiology in the College of Food and Agricultural Sciences at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. More...

There is anxiety in many quarters about a shortage of academics in Africa’s universities. These worries have led to a spate of programs to identify, develop and retain a “next generation” of scholars for the continent. Many of these initiatives are being driven by international agencies. But their success actually depends on local commitments by governments, institutions and individual academics. More...

By Elizabeth Koprowski. The Australian government has committed to improving educational mobility and has been working to increase funding, develop international partnerships, and support exchange programs for students in higher education. Last month, Senator Richard Colbeck, Minister for Tourism and International Education, announced that the Australian government would be releasing A$8.3million to fund Endeavor Mobility Grants (EMG). The increase in funding will raise the number of students who receive EMGs from 1600 in 2015 to 2870 in 2016. More...

By Adam Minter. As in so many other things, China’s seeking to play a leading role in 21st century science. And it’s using a familiar weapon: money.
Last month, Chinese physicists announced that they’d completed the initial design for a massive high-energy particle collider, which could become operational around 2025. More...

By Tatiana Sanchez. A growing number of immigrants are pursuing careers in science and engineering in the United States, according to a new report by the National Science Foundation.
An estimated 5.2 million, or 18 percent, of the country’s 29 million scientists and engineers were immigrants in 2013 — up from 3.4 million, or about 16 percent, in 2003 — according to the report. More...

By Mohamed A. El-Erian. One of the fundamental purposes of government is to advance important public goods. But, if not handled carefully, the pursuit of significant social goals can have unfortunate economic and financial consequences, sometimes even leading to systemic disruptions that undermine more than just the goals themselves. More...

By Ram M Sundaram. Rejecting the apprehensions against the GATS, a section of educationists say this agreement would open up higher education to foreign investors, which will improve the access, quality and equity. More...