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9 février 2018

Sweden extends partnership with flagship university

By Rodrigue Rwirahira. A successful 16-year partnership between the University of Rwanda and several Swedish tertiary institutions, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, has been extended for another five years. More...

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9 février 2018

University emissions experiments on humans fuel uproar

By Michael Gardner. Reports of emissions experiments on humans at a German university have caused further uproar following recent revelations of car exhaust animal experiments in the United States. The automobile firms backing the tests have since distanced themselves from the animal experiments. More...

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9 février 2018

Migration agency eases rule for international students

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Swedish Migration Agency has bowed to pressure to drop the requirement for international students to provide evidence of being able to afford living costs for the entire period of their study when applying for a residence permit. More...

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9 février 2018

Steep rise in visa charge for international students

By Jan Petter Myklebust. A sharp increase in the visa application charge for international students, plus a significant increase in the minimum amount that international students must deposit in the country before beginning their studies in Norway, have drawn criticism from student groups and political opponents. More...

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9 février 2018

Foreign students blamed for steep rise in student fraud

By Jan Petter Myklebust. There has been a tenfold increase in the number of students using a false alternative address while living at home to claim for a higher rate of living costs, according to figures released by the ministry of higher education and science, and more than three-quarters of those caught cheating were international students. More...

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9 février 2018

TNE students outnumber foreign students in UK by 60%

By Brendan O’Malley. As plans for a new China campus for Xi’an Jiatong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) were announced during British Prime Minister Theresa May’s state visit to China on Friday, a new report revealed that there are now 1.6 times as many students studying for UK awards overseas than there are international students studying in the United Kingdom. More...

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9 février 2018

Steep rise in white supremacist propaganda on campuses

By Brendan O’Malley. New data released on Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) shows an alarming increase in white supremacist propaganda on United States college campuses during the 2017 autumn semester, confirming that they feel emboldened in the current political climate. More...

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9 février 2018

Eighty-two cases of offspring named as co-authors

By Aimee Chung. Some 82 cases of professors listing their secondary school offspring as co-authors in academic papers have been unearthed by an investigation by South Korea’s ministry of education. More...

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9 février 2018

Ten African scientists among 2018 TWAS fellows

By Maina Waruru. Ten African academics are among the 55 new fellows of The World Academy of Sciences or TWAS – the second-best showing by scientists from the continent in nine years. More...

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9 février 2018

Dutch branch campus shelved over academic freedom fears

By Yojana Sharma. The University of Groningen in the Netherlands has shelved plans to establish a branch campus in China, a joint venture with China Agricultural University, Beijing, after concerns were raised over academic freedom. More...

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