By Anya Kamenetz. Before he arrived in Omaha as a doctoral student in computer science, Jason Jie Xiong says, "I didn't even know there was a state called Nebraska."
Jie Xiong, 29, who hails from a small city outside Shanghai, had landed a full scholarship at the University of Nebraska to teach and do research. More...

By  Chris Buckley. Chinese students, already immersed in classes and textbooks that promote nationalist loyalty to the Communist Party as a bedrock value, must be made even more patriotic and devoted to the party, even when they are studying in universities abroad, according to a new directive sent to education officials. More...

In the last decade, the country's tertiary education has seen many changes.
Universities have been given autonomy gradually over the years by the Ministry of Education and Training.
The Government's Decision 153 on University Regulations issued in 2003 said that universities have autonomy rights and responsibilities for planning, development, training programmes, science, technology, finance, international co-operation and personnel.
Moreover, the Law on Education and the government's other resolutions also encouraged universities to carry out autonomy. More...

By Anayat Durrani. Three former international students explain how their degrees have helped them in their countries.
Studying in other Arab countries can help students get the knowledge they need to be more effective back home. More...

By Nic Mitchell. Thousands of Saudis may be forced to abandon their dream of studying overseas because of the oil price crash.
With its budget under enormous pressure, Saudi Arabia is having to cut back the generous scholarship program that supported 200,000 students abroad in 2015. More...

By Nic Mitchell. There are now almost 8,000 courses being taught in English by leading universities in non-English speaking countries, according to a project mapping their expansion.
The rise of universities teaching in English, rather than their own local language, has become a global phenomenon. More...

By Gauri Kohli. Do you do your due diligence before selecting a programme or institution abroad for higher studies, especially in the UK, Australia, West Europe, China or Russia? If not, then you must start the process now to check if your qualification or course would be given the equivalence (considered at par with a course) in India for higher studies, professional practice and jobs. More...

By Elizabeth Koprowski. Isaksen and the Norwegian government have spent the last several years working with the country's education sector to restructure higher education and training and are now turning their sights on teaching and academic culture in Norway. On 12 January 2016, during the Ministry's yearly meeting with university and education leaders, Isaksen identified five areas where, if changed, would most effectively improve the quality of Norwegian higher education system. These areas included: student engagement, teaching methodologies, internationalization, academic culture, and education-career integration. More...

High rates of youth unemployment across the MENA region have been well-documented (23% in the Middle East and 24% in North Africa, compared with the global average of 13%), a new study conducted in collaboration with Injaz Al-Arab, Bayt.com – the Middle East’s leading job site, and YouGov – a global market research leader – as a part of the Injaz Al-Arab ‘Expand Your Horizon’ initiative which attempts to combat the high levels of youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More...