By Study International Staff. The South Korean government has announced plans to promote overseas expansion of the country’s universities.
The scheduled reforms will allow for the establishment of foreign branch campuses and boost international acknowledgement of the region’s inter-university courses, according to the Education Ministry. More...
15 avril 2016
South Korea: Gov’t promotes overseas expansion in higher education
Pan-African Initiative Will Harmonize Higher Education
By Elizabeth Koprowski. We have more exciting news about higher education in Africa! Last month a consortium of international education leaders from Europe and Africa met to establish the foundations of a Pan-African educational alliance that will work to unify and promote higher education in Africa. More...International Education is Actually Australia's Third-Largest Export
By Elizabeth Koprowski. Last year, the Australian government reported that its international education sector had grown to become the country's fourth largest export. This was great news for Australia, but some up-to-date figures indicate that international education is even bigger than expected. More...Africa Plans to Grow its Green Universities
By Elizabeth Koprowski. Last month, Universitas Indonesia (UI) released its GreenMetric Ranking of the world’s most environmentally sound higher education institutions. The current ranking of more than 400 universities included only five institutions from the African continent, but a series of initiatives launched conjointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and various other organizations hopes to increase that number. More...Australian Universities See Record High in Indigenous Enrolment
By Elizabeth Koprowski. According to the Australian Ministry of Education and Training, Australia is committed to providing its students with access to higher education because university graduates have a lower unemployment rate and are more prepared to compete in the country’s growing economy. Enrolment data from 2015 indicates that the Australian government’s efforts to increase the number of students, particularly those in under-represented demographics, are working. According to statistics from the first half of 2015, domestic student enrolment has increased by more than 3%, and the number of Aboriginal students grew by 7.6% in the same period. More...UK Employers are Competing to Employ Top Graduates
By Elizabeth Koprowski. A new report published by a British market research company has some great news for graduates. Last year's graduate recruitment outstripped even pre-recession highs, and most industry sectors anticipate further growth in their recruitment quotas. More...More Students Choose Taiwan for Study and Work
By Elizabeth Koprowski. In 2014, nearly 100,000 international students studied in Taiwan, and Taiwan's government anticipates that the number of foreign students will continue to rise. International students are flocking to Taiwan because of the quality and affordability of the country's institutions, as well as opportunities for scholarships and language acquisition. More...Australia Wants One Million International Students by 2025
By Elizabeth Koprowski. Yesterday we reported that the Australian government has encouraged 2016 student-visa applicants to apply early because it expects an influx of international students this year. More...Russia and India Hope for Stronger Academic Ties in 2016
By Elizabeth Koprowski. Late last year, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss plans for agreements surrounding issues of national significance. While the talks included discussions on national security, Modi and Putin also concentrated on education and research collaboration. More...The UK and India Launch a Year of Education and Research Initiatives
By Elizabeth Koprowski. The UK and India have a long history of academic collaboration and last month we reported on a new internship program aimed at placing British STEM students in Indian firms. Now, a new program launched jointly between the UK and India will work to expand existing collaborations and develop new opportunities for mutually beneficial study and research. More...
