By Peter Halpin. It’s been said that what the New Year brings us will depend a great deal on what we bring to the New Year.  In the case of Nova Scotia’s universities, there is an abiding commitment to bringing as much as we can to improve the economic, social and cultural prosperity of our province.  A partnership between Nova Scotia’s universities and the provincial government, driven by a mutual desire to maximize the outputs of our institutions to the benefit of our province, is a paramount priority. More...

Look at any global ranking of universities worldwide and Japan’s ‘big-name’ universities will feature in the top 100. University of Tokyo, for example, ranks well within the top 50 universities in the world for science and technology and sits at number nine among universities in Asia for overall performance in the QS rankings. More...

A Graduate Survey 2015 launched by the Ministry of Higher Education will focus on the output and needs of the labour market.
At a press conference held to launch the 'Graduate Survey 2015' from March to April 2015, headed by Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Sarmi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, he said, "The survey of the graduates is the first step to align output and the needs of the labour market in terms of providing data that underpin the strategic plans in the field of higher education and Omanisation and sustainability of human resource capacity development." More...

Besides Mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30, Japan’s educational club and France’s reading and writing club find berth as initiatives across the world by Japanese media group Asahi Shinbun.
A Japanese media group has selected Mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 among three pioneering initiatives in the field of education. More...

A Japanese media group has selected Mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 among three pioneering initiatives in the field of education.

By Veronica L. Taylor. Look at any global ranking of universities worldwide and Japan’s ‘big-name’ universities will feature in the top 100. University of Tokyo, for example, ranks well within the top 50 universities in the world for science and technology and sits at number nine among universities in Asia for overall performance in the QS rankings. More...

By Ishani Duttagupta. Since April 2012, UK has discontinued the two-year post-study work route for international non-EU students. UK home secretary Theresa May’s plan, which would require foreign students to leave the country after they complete their courses, is likely to hit Indian students hard. Many of those planning to move overseas for higher education are now likely to drop their UK plans and opt for other destinations. May’s proposal, which is| being considered for the next Conservative party manifesto, is being justified by the UK home secretary on grounds that the current visa rules are being abused with many international students staying back in Britain illegally after their university courses. More...