American Working at Pyongyang University Detained
By Elizabeth Redden. North Korea has detained a second American citizen who worked at a university in Pyongyang, The Washington Post reported. More...
Studying the Borderlands
By Elizabeth Redden. First-year Grinnell students travel to Germany, Greece, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. Southwest for comparative class on migration, borders and refugees. More...
Two Study Abroad Students Killed in Copenhagen
By Elizabeth Redden. Two American college students participating in a study abroad program were killed in a boating accident in Copenhagen’s harbor on Saturday, The Los Angeles Times and Massachusetts Live reported. More...
The Next Frontier
By Elizabeth Redden. Amid pressures to increase revenues and international enrollments, some universities move to establish high schools for international students on their campuses. Read more...
International Graduates Winning Right to Work in U.S.
By Scott Jaschik. Study shows approvals have gone up for "optional practical training" of up to three years. Students from China and India account for more than half of those winning the prized approvals. More...
eMarketer Updates Worldwide Internet and Mobile User Figures
Techno-News Blog. This year, 47% of world’s population will access the internet. eMarketer has raised its projections for worldwide internet users for 2016 to 2021, mainly because of increases in China and other countries in Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe. More...
Normandie: des vaches prêtes à s’envoler vers l’Iran !
Dans le cadre de l’accord conclu pour l’export de bétail normand vers l’Iran, Hervé Morin et Nathalie Goulet, Sénatrice de l’Orne, ont présenté l’avancement du projet, jeudi 4 mai, au GAEC Génissel du Château d’Almenêches (61).
Le projet d’export entre à présent dans une nouvelle phase qui consiste en la sélection des bêtes et la préparation de leur envoi avec pour objectif un premier embarquement du bétail vers l’Iran dans le courant du mois de juin. Voir l'article...
Trump, un improbable faiseur de paix au Moyen-Orient
Par Dominique Moïsi. Pour son premier déplacement à l'étranger, Donald Trump a choisi de se rendre en Arabie saoudite et en Israël. Mais, il est peu probable que ce président inexpérimenté parvienne à changer la donne au Moyen-Orient. Voir l'article...
Higher Education Trends, Issues and U.S. Engagement in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans (WB) region of Southeast Europe, encompassing the seven countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia), is still a largely overlooked part of Europe when it comes to higher education reform and modernization. More...