By Danial Rahman.  Just last week, QS announced its Asia University Rankings, and five Malaysian public universities were ranked in the top 100. In fact, two are in the top 50 – Universiti Malaya (UM) in 27th place and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), in 49th place, with Universiti Sains Malaysia (51), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (55) and Universiti Teknologyi Malaysia (63) rounding up the top 100. More...

By Sarah O'Meara.  When the value of the British pound hit a historic low against the dollar last Friday following Britain’s surprise vote to exit the European Union, not everyone thought it was bad news.
For young people studying in the U.K., a deflated local currency could trigger lower tuition bills and a quick win on currency conversion, say education consultants in Shanghai.
Zhang Lei, director of Tiandao Edu, helps 300 to 400 students apply to British higher education programs every year. More...

By Michael Stratford and Kimberly Hefling. As the Obama administration cracks down on for-profit colleges, three former officials working on behalf of an investment firm run by President Barack Obama’s best friend have staged a behind-the-scenes campaign to get the Education Department to green-light a purchase of the biggest for-profit of them all — the University of Phoenix. More...

The Government of Canada remains committed to ensuring that young Canadians receive the education and training they need to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. International education is at the heart of Canada’s current and future prosperity and will help to strengthen the middle class and those working to join it.
Canada and Mexico have well-established and growing cooperation in education collaboration supported by over 400 inter-institutional agreements between Canadian and Mexican higher education institutions, as well as significant collaboration between Canadian provinces and territories and Mexican states. More...

By Khawaja Daud. Chinese students have been warned to steer clear of fake educational institutions, after an educational information website published a list of 30 such universities following the annual college entry exam in June. More...

By 2M Editor. Ethiopia decided to build 11 public universities across the country that will be administered by the Ministry of Education (MoE). 
The announcement was made during a discussion between Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) and one of House of Peoples’ Representatives’ (HPR) standing committees, Higher Education Affairs Standing Committee. More...

By Andreas Schleicher. When the OECD completed its first survey of adult skills three years ago, it showed how much poor skills severely limit people's access to better-paying and more-rewarding jobs.
This survey, initially carried out in more than 20 countries, compared workplace skills such as literacy, numeracy and problem solving. More...

By Sean Coughlan. Leading universities will offer fully accredited undergraduate courses online within five years, says the co-founder of a US online university network.
Daphne Koller, president of Coursera, said the necessary technology was available but universities had been hesitant about their "reputation". More...