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9 février 2018

Sweden extends partnership with flagship university

By Rodrigue Rwirahira. A successful 16-year partnership between the University of Rwanda and several Swedish tertiary institutions, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, has been extended for another five years. More...
9 février 2018

Migration agency eases rule for international students

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Swedish Migration Agency has bowed to pressure to drop the requirement for international students to provide evidence of being able to afford living costs for the entire period of their study when applying for a residence permit. More...
9 février 2018

Foreign students blamed for steep rise in student fraud

By Jan Petter Myklebust. There has been a tenfold increase in the number of students using a false alternative address while living at home to claim for a higher rate of living costs, according to figures released by the ministry of higher education and science, and more than three-quarters of those caught cheating were international students. More...
9 février 2018

TNE students outnumber foreign students in UK by 60%

By Brendan O’Malley. As plans for a new China campus for Xi’an Jiatong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) were announced during British Prime Minister Theresa May’s state visit to China on Friday, a new report revealed that there are now 1.6 times as many students studying for UK awards overseas than there are international students studying in the United Kingdom. More...
9 février 2018

British universities to set up campuses in Egypt

Campuses for British universities could soon spring up in Egypt after the United Kingdom signed an agreement with the country’s education ministry that will remove barriers that prevented such institutions from expanding there, reports The NationalMore...
9 février 2018

China on verge of becoming a scientific superpower

The United States National Science Foundation and the National Science Board have just released their biennial Science and Engineering Indicators, a voluminous document describing the state of American technology. There are facts and figures on research and development, innovation and engineers. But the report’s main conclusion lies elsewhere: China has become – or is on the verge of becoming – a scientific and technical superpower, writes Robert J Samuelson for The Washington PostMore...
9 février 2018

27 universities out-produce big economies on research

A group of 27 of the world’s top universities together produce more research than all but two of the world’s major industrialised nations, including Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. More...
9 février 2018

A life-changing journey from Uganda to EARTH University

By Fatumah Birungi. I couldn’t imagine myself studying for four years outside my home country – Uganda – and in a different language – Spanish. It was probably the toughest decision I have ever had to make. However, at this moment, I can honestly say it was the best decision I ever made and I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica. More...
5 février 2018

Crise des opiacés : Donald Trump face aux failles du système de santé

Dans son discours sur l’état de l’Union, le président Donald Trump a à nouveau promis de s'attaquer au problème de la crise des opiacés, renouvelant une promesse restée sans suite depuis octobre dernier. Avec plus de 40 000 morts en 2016 et une baisse de l’espérance de vie pour la deuxième année consécutive, l’épidémie des opiacés met en lumière des failles du système de santé américain. Décryptage. Plus...

5 février 2018

Washington compte ses alliés

La Stratégie de sécurité nationale des Etats-Unis (NSS), rendue publique le 19 décembre dernier, est le document le plus détaillé de la politique internationale de Donald Trump à ce jour. Elle dépeint un ordre mondial marqué par une concurrence stratégique croissante, dans lequel la Chine et la Russie cherchent à défier la “puissance américaine, ainsi que ses intérêts et son influence”. Plus...

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