By Elizabeth Redden. A business professor at the University of Maryland who accused a group of Chinese students of cheating on a test has resigned after students filed a discrimination complaint against him, the National Public Radio affiliate WAMU reported. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. The Saudi Arabian government keeps close watch over students from the kingdom while they’re studying in the U.S., according to a report from PBS NewsHour. Intelligence experts and eight former and current Saudi students interviewed by NewsHour said the penalties for students who criticize the kingdom while overseas can include passport freezes, death threats, intimidation, retraction of government scholarships and efforts to lure them back to Saudi Arabia. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. China has directly provided more than $158 million to U.S. universities to host Confucius Institutes since 2006, according to a report from the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released in advance of a hearing on China’s impact on the U.S. educational system scheduled for this morning. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. The White House convened a meeting with universities, higher education groups and companies on Friday focused on international students and their ability to stay and work in the U.S. after graduation -- their interest in doing so, the barriers they face and how they could be encouraged to stay. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. The University of Minnesota suspended ties with the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, the Associated Press reported. Huawei is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly stealing trade secrets, violating sanctions and lying to banks. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT
The first edition of the International Journal of Education and Development using ICT has launched, providing provides free and open access to all of its content using the Open Journal Systems software. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. CURE: The NoRagging Group
In India it's called 'ragging' and it's a problem similar to bullying and hazing in North America. It is equally a problem in both regions. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Malawi app 'teaches UK pupils 18 months of maths in six weeks'
Spencer Kelly, BBC News, 2014/09/08

There's all kinds of ways this can be an overstatement and that the results in widespread practice would be nowhere near the test case (or not long-lasting, nor not transferable, or some such thing). More...