By Genevieve Barrons. Worldwide fewer than 1% of refugees have access to higher education. By Jessica Kling. In the field of international education, institutions are constantly evolving to meet students’ needs. Many institutions and providers offer short-term or semester exchange programmes, but the number of long-term programmes such as dual or joint degree programmes, is on the rise. More...By Ashraf Khaled. Egypt’s higher education authorities this month ordered all universities in the Middle Eastern country to apply electronic marking systems starting from the next academic year with the aim of saving time in the assessment process and ensuring fairness to students. More...By Wagdy Sawahel. Morocco and Qatar have unveiled a higher education cooperation plan that includes setting up a joint institution in the North African country’s capital Rabat and a cross-border campus of a Moroccan university in the Arab nation’s capital Doha, along with networking opportunities among universities to boost learning. More...By Brendan O’Malley. The study, How Different is Oxbridge?, published by the Higher Education Policy Institute claims to show how the student experience differs from the experience at other Russell Group universities and all UK universities. More...By Binod Ghimire. More than a dozen universities in the United States have extended scholarships to students from Nepal who were left in the lurch after the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) revoked full scholarships granted for their undergraduate programme. More...By Goldie Blumenstyk, The Chronicle of Higher Education. It’s difficult for college students to qualify for federal food-assistance benefits under current law, and the Farm Bill that was voted down by the United States House of Representatives this month would have made it even harder – for them and many others. More...By Michael Gardner. The absence of tuition fees at most universities in Germany appears to be the chief aspect international students consider when making their choice of where to study, ahead of the quality of higher education offered. The key consideration in funding their study period abroad is being allowed to work part-time, a recent study found. More...By Jan Petter Myklebust. Following the report of the investigation by the Swedish Association of University Teachers and Researchers (SULF) into academic inbreeding at three Swedish universities, public debate about the issue has intensified, with numerous allegations surfacing of job announcements that are so specific in their requirements that all but the name of the preferred candidate is effectively given. More...By Kudzai Mashininga. Zimbabwe’s Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Ministry has sealed a US$5.2 billion coal-to-fuels deal with a Canadian investor that is set to benefit the higher education sector and the country in general. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
