Von Marco Riehl. Erasmus-Mundus-Studiengänge sind hochgeschätzt - sind sie doch eine Art Exzellenzvariante des normalen Erasmus-Austauschprogramms. Doch ihre Finanzierung läuft aus. Mehr...

By Zafira Anwar. A British Council survey has named Malaysia as "best performer" in national policies on openness to international higher education along with Germany.
The 'Shape of Global Higher Education: National Policies Framework for International Engagement' report published today, examined policies in 26 nations by assessing them against 37 qualitative indicators. More...

By Syed Irfan Raza. Pakistan Chairs in 14 different international universities, which are supposed to be instrumental for image building of the country, have been lying vacant for five to 10 years.
On the other hand, India’s all 300 Chairs in foreign universities are said to be filled. More...

By John Gerritsen. Visa figures show schools and private tertiary institutions are bearing the brunt of a fall in foreign student numbers.
Figures published by education promotion body, Education New Zealand, show that in the first three months of 2016 there were 27,268 foreigners with student visas, 1725 or 6 percent fewer than in the same period for 2015. More...

Nigeria is ignoring ‘sorting’ syndrome in institutions of higher education at its peril, as the nation’s international standing may soon be whittled down due to weak certificates in peoples’ hands. More...

By Jon Fernquest. Recent media coverage of research in Thai universities that copies the writing of other people, has drawn attention to culture of plagiarism that holds back research work in Thailand. Govt action being taken. More...

Backed with data and numbers, ministers gave Parliament a look into the country’s state of affairs. Here is the takeaway from Thursday’s Q&A session from both the Houses.
22 fake universities are functioning in the country
22 ‘fake’ universities are functioning in the country, with a maximum of nine in Uttar Pradesh and five in Delhi, HRD Minister Smriti Irani told the Rajya Sabha, adding that states have been asked to initiate action against these. More...

The Education Ministry will seek to enable South Korean universities to set up campuses abroad in a bid to promote the advancement of universities into other countries.
The ministry said on Wednesday that it will on Thursday issue an advance notice of revising regulations on establishing and operating universities, citing the need to improve ways for South Korean universities’ expansion overseas. The ministry plans to put into effect the revision from the end of August. More...

By Tyler Fedak. The IB diploma is becoming the world’s most common university entrance qualification. It is accepted in 140 countries, by 3700 schools, and from more than one million students. In Japan, the goal is to introduce the IB program to 200 high schools or more by 2020. The IB program introduces significant differences to the normal Japanese education system. Rather than focusing on “cramming knowledge,” the key principles of the IB are to educate learners through inquiry and problem solving. More...