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By Peter Berkowitz. American universities are enjoying boom times abroad. Many of the most prestigious have established branch campuses overseas and launched collaborations with foreign governments and institutions of higher education, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. While numerous programs deal with science and technology, of special interest are undertakings to bring the advantages of liberal education to countries that do not protect liberty of thought and discussion. More...

Australia is fast rebounding as a popular education destination for Indian students as their enrollments during the first four months this year jumped to over 48,000 as compared to nearly 37,000 during same period last year. More...

By Eugene Gerden. The Russian parliament is planning to ban overseas non-profit organisations from luring away the country’s top students and skilled workers. These organisations, which often offer grants and support for promising students that want to study abroad and can arrange lucrative salaries at top western firms for workers with the right skills, will no longer be allowed to operate in Russia. More...

By Claire Lehmann. The university system is failing our young. A culture of irresponsibility within higher education has created conditions where the job market is being flooded with graduates seeking jobs in industries which do not need them.
Salaries for graduates are falling, as the rate of employment for graduates is falling off a cliff. More...

By Murray Hunter. Higher education institutes have traditionally been dominated by men over the centuries. However since the 1970s there has been a big shift in the gender balance, reaching a tipping point in the 1990s when women began to outnumber men in university enrollments. This is not just the case in the EU, US, and Australia. Many countries in Asia like Brunei, China, Burma (Myanmar), Hong Kong, and the Philippines also show this trend, with Malaysia and Thailand being extreme cases in this region. More...

By Will Pearce. Think you know exam stress? Spare a thought for the nine million or so Chinese high school students awaiting the results of the gaokao: the gruelling college entrance exams that can mean the difference between a prized university education and - in the eyes of some Chinese parents - failure. More...

By Viktoria Kleber. Seit Griechenland Geld von EZB, IWF und Europäischer Kommission bekommt, entscheiden die Geldgeber mit über jeden Cent, der von der Regierung ausgegeben wird. Für die Forschung ist schon lange kein Geld mehr da. Das soll ich jetzt wieder ändern – mit deutscher Hilfe. Mehr...

By Tara García Mathewson. For years, Chinese enrollment in U.S. institutions of higher learning was concentrated at the graduate level. More recently, colleges have seen spikes in applications from  — and have focused more money toward recruiting — Chinese undergraduates. Maurer points to research showing that Chinese non-vocational secondary school enrollments peaked in 2005. More...