By Thuso Khumalo. The United States wants more sub-Saharan African students coming to study at its universities. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte is leading the first ever education trade mission to Africa this week.
University overcrowding, teacher strikes and a lack of access to cutting edge research opportunities can make it hard for even the most motivated of students to get ahead in Africa. But going overseas can be even harder.
Of the one million international students who studied at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2014 -2015 academic year, less than 34,000 came from Sub-Saharan Africa. More...

By Tim Dodd. University of Queensland chief Peter Hoj says Australia's top research universities are extremely reliant on international student fees, and their research programs will be hit badly if global economic turmoil cuts international student numbers.
On the eve of this week's annual higher education conference in Canberra, which vice-chancellors use to lobby ministers and parliamentarians, Professor Hoj said the reliance on international student revenue could be dangerous. More...

By Desta Gebrehiwot. A delegation of Ethiopian and Rwandan Presidents of universities paid a five -day visit to Israel aimed at forging new academic collaborations with Israeli academic institutions. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the visit along with the hosting universities.
According to a press release sent to The Ethiopian Herald, the delegation visited International School of Agricultural Sciences_at Hebrew University, Rehovot Campus, Ben-Gurion University - Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Technion and other places. More...

By Rahul Choudaha and Di Hu. Many universities and colleges in the United States continue to be under financial pressures due to declining enrollment and lower pricing power. Nearly half of the respondents in a survey of admissions directors reported that they were “very concerned” about their ability to meet enrollment goals. More...

The Czech government wants to promote contacts with Portuguese-speaking countries and that is why it will debate applying for observer status with the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) at its meeting on Wednesday.
The CPLP was founded in 1996.
The Foreign Ministry says the status would give the country an instrument with which to develop relations with the countries in which it does not have its diplomatic mission.
"This offers an opportunity to gain contacts and access to information and business deals," the ministry told CTK. More...

By Melanie Swan. A lack of proper regulation governing the setting up of universities and an emphasis on investment instead of educational quality in Ras Al Khaimah’s free zones means students are paying for worthless degrees and graduating with qualifications that are not recognised. More...

By Sarah Chappell. When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) first emerged around a decade ago – the term ‘MOOC’ itself first started to be used in 2008 – they were trumpeted as the future of learning. They would transform education by opening up courses to people all over the world. All that was needed to join this educational revolution was a computer, in some cases just a smartphone, and an Internet connection. More...

By Thomas Rogers. Unless there’s a massive change in the culture of English education, not even a Trump-style wall would stem the exodus of British teachers to the burgeoning international schools sector, writes a history teacher and tutor. More...