International students remain caught up in the government’s net migration target. For the sake of a global Britain, that must change, say 13 representatives of organisations connected to the higher education sector. More...
29 septembre 2018
29 septembre 2018
Relax rules on foreign students staying to find work in UK, report says
Migration advisory committee says number of international students could be increased. More...
27 septembre 2018
Australian tertiary education funding is not as low as it seems in OECD metrics
In Paris each year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes its Education at a Glance report. And each year, local reporting highlights our incredibly low public spending on tertiary education. Plus...
26 septembre 2018
American Themes in 'Crazy Rich Asians'
By Eboo Patel. The most influential character in the popular Hollywood film about Asians in Singapore is America. More...
25 septembre 2018
Colleges Commit to International Student Scholarships
By Elizabeth Redden. Fifty-seven American colleges have committed to give at least two annual, renewable scholarships covering a minimum of 50 percent of tuition to international students next fall as part of the #YouAreWelcomeHere initiative. More...
25 septembre 2018
Gauging China's 'Influence and Interference' in U.S. Higher Ed
By Elizabeth Redden. Report catalogs alleged complaints and interventions by embassy officials or individual students on American campuses. But can a compendium of concerning incidents encourage stereotyping. More...
25 septembre 2018
For International Students, Shifting Choices of Where to Study
By Elizabeth Redden. With international student enrollments falling or stagnating at the top two study destinations -- the U.S. and U.K. -- what does the picture look like around the world. More...
24 septembre 2018
Kenyan university, Chinese to build cancer institute
The University of Nairobi, one of Kenya’s top universities, has signed an agreement with Guangzhou Cherami China-Africa Investment Management to construct and operationalise a cancer institute in Nairobi. The proposed University of Nairobi-Cherami Cancer Institute is envisioned to be the premier cancer diagnosis, treatment and referral centre in Sub-Saharan Africa, reports Xinhua. More...24 septembre 2018
International student numbers have doubled in 20 years
The number of international students in higher education programmes worldwide has more than doubled in less than two decades – rising from two million in 1998 to five million in 2016 – with a strong focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and doctoral programmes, according to OECD’s latest Education at a Glance report, writes Kerrie Kennedy for The Pie News. More...24 septembre 2018
African universities need their own China expertise
By Ross Anthony. China’s growing largesse within the field of African higher education is, in many respects, welcome, given that if China doesn’t step in, no one else is likely to do so. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)