By Hannah Kitchen. Last week over three hundred people from the public, private and civil society sectors descended on the OECD in Paris. Why? To discuss an innovative public sector. For some of you that might sound like an oxymoron, but over two days stereotypes were left at the door as participants shared stories and learnt about innovation in the public sector. More...
Conférence finale à Nagoya: la CPU était présente
Du 9 au 11 novembre dernier, la Conférence finale de la Décennie 2005-2014 des Nations-Unies sur l’éducation au développement durable s’est tenue dans la ville de Nagoya, au Japon. L’objectif : faire le bilan des dix années écoulées et définir la stratégie du programme d’action global pour l’éducation au développement durable. Voir l'article...
India and U.S. Higher Education: Strong Indian Presence In The United States, But Americans Studying In India Still Meager
By Alyssa Ayres. This week the Institute for International Education (IIE) released the latest survey data on foreign students, study abroad and U.S. higher education. The survey, Open Doors, comes out annually and draws on data collected from around 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities. Indian students are a strong presence on U.S. campuses, contributing an estimated $3.3 billion to the U.S. economy as IIE reports, using U.S. Department of Commerce data. This year, the number of Indian students in the United States surpassed the 100,000 mark, ticking up to 102,673, keeping India the number two country of origin for foreign students in the United States. More...
International Enrollment Up
By Elizabeth Redden. The number of international students enrolled at U.S. universities increased by 8.1 percent, to 886,052 in 2013-14, according to "Open Doors," an annual report on student mobility published by the Institute of International Education. The number of Americans studying abroad increased by 2.1 percent, to 289,408 in 2012-13. Read more...
University of the People to offer HE to refugees
By . An online university has teamed up with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to offer tuition-free, accredited HE to refugees and asylum seekers. More...
Student numbers to US up, including from India
By . The number of international students starting courses at US universities has increased by 7.5 per cent in the space of a year. More...
Japan ‘can still be fruitful for recruitment’
By . British Council survey suggests students are still outward looking despite slump in number going overseas. UK universities can still attract Japanese students despite a slump in the number of young people from the country studying abroad, a survey has found. More...
IIE Open Doors: 8% growth at US HEIs driven by China, Saudi Arabia
By Sara Custer. The number of international students studying at US higher education institutions has grown by an impressive 8% to reach an all-time high of 886,052 students in 2013. According to the annual Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education China and Saudi Arabia accounted for 73% of the growth. More...
Rise in foreign students at Polish universities
Close to 36,000 foreigners are currently studying at Polish universities, marking an increase of almost 25 percent compared with the previous academic year.
However, Poland is still lagging behind in this sphere in comparison with other EU countries.
According to data obtained by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, foreign students registered in Poland have come from 149 different countries. More...