In March, the South Korean Ministry of Justice reported international student enrolment figures hitting a record high, with more than 100,000 foreign students registered at South Korean universities at the start of the year – a 14 percent increase on figures from last year. If you’re wondering about what makes South Korea such an appealing study destination for foreign students, read on. More...
Two academics on Wednesday warned Nigerian universities to desist from engaging `academic’ mercenaries during accreditation of their programmes. Read more...
An experiment that has won favour in Australia is gathering steam in Ottawa as the federal government scrambles to live up to its promise to help despairing Aboriginal Peoples.
By . A recent conversation left a high-profile Canadian university official concerned that the oil company might not be so nice if the school went ahead with divestment - a policy to eliminate its investments in fossil fuel companies. Read more...
By Laura Kane. Ontario's high school graduation rates are at historically high levels, but many students are still taking five years to complete the four-year curriculum. Read more...By Laura Kane. Kenya Rogers, director of external relations at the University of Victoria's student society, is photographed on campus in Victoria, B.C., Friday, March 4, 2016.British Columbia has introduced legislation requiring universities to have sexual misconduct policies in the wake of allegations that schools are failing survivors of campus violence. Read more...
By . Jobs and programs are worth sacrificing to end confusion and trim bureaucracy at the government agency that funds Alberta health researchers and gets entrepreneurs’ ideas to market, says Deron Bilous, minister of economic development and trade.
By David Burke - CBC News. Mount Saint Vincent University has inked a deal with a Chinese college to offer a joint degree that will see Chinese students traveling to Nova Scotia, and Mount professors teaching in China.
The four-year tourism degree program will be run out of Jinshan College in China for three years. Then in the fourth year, students will finish their training at MSVU. More...
By . The school experiencing this dramatic turnaround is on the reserve of the Waywayseecappo First Nation, a 3½-hour drive west of Winnipeg. It has 330 students from kindergarten to Grade 8. In 2010, a one-off experimental agreement was reached between local leaders, the province and the federal government to provide the same level of funding to “Wayway” students as that received by students in nearby provincial schools. Overnight, the school received a boost of about $5,000 per student. More...
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