In April 2014, the Norwegian ministry of education set up a new expert group to examine the funding system in Norwegian higher education. At the time, we also interviewed professor Bjørn Stensaker who is a member of this expert group, and he highlighted that “one of the main aims of the Commission is to look into how quality within the sector can be fostered through the funding system.” More...
First big news early 2014 was upgrading the site, much anticipated and a major upgrade since 2010 when the page was last redesigned. The new version included optimization for different media and devices, cleaner page structure, post navigation and other nice tweaking. Having worked on the new layout for a year now, this sure was needed! We will of course continue to work on the site further, also through 2015! More...
By - Al-Fanar. As the cradle of the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations, the country has an ancient tradition of art. That continued during the Islamic Medieval Ages, then dipped after the Mongol invasion, in 1258. But in the modern era, many globally known sculptors and many world-renowned architectural designers emerged from Iraq. More...
By - Al-Fanar. Jordanian women who have married foreigners face an unpleasant educational situation—their children are treated as foreigners when they seek admission at Jordan’s public universities. More...
By and - Al-Fanar. In the late nineties Qasim Al Ammouri, a schoolteacher from northern Jordan, was celebrating his marriage. It wasn’t long after the festivities had died down that he and his new wife were able to rejoice at becoming pregnant. More...
In response to the growing demand for expertly trained IT and security professionals, Trident University International (Trident) began offering a Cyber Security concentration in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program effective Fall 2014 session. More...
The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that 25 colleges and universities are joining an alternative credit consortium as part of what it says is an innovative initiative to create a more flexible pathway toward a college degree for millions of nontraditional learners. More...
At CES 2015, McGraw-Hill Education on Jan. 6 introduced the newest version of SmartBook, the company’s adaptive reading platform. More...
By . President Barack Obama rolled out a new plan on Jan. 8 to make two years of community college free, or nearly so, for millions of students across the country, a major investment that the White House cast as changing the face of higher education. More...
By Michael Sharnoff. Online education is appealing for its novel approach to teaching, flexibility, and cost. This phenomenon can be expected to grow. More...
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