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7 septembre 2014

First German-Russian university opens in Tatarstan

By Michael Gardner. Teaching has started at the first German-Russian university in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan. The new institution is being supported by the Tatarstan government and the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Early school selection fuels higher education inequity

By Wachira Kigotho. A highly selective system of tracking students into general and vocational secondary education quite early, based on high-stakes national examinations, has significantly contributed to inequities in access to higher education and learning achievement in Egypt, says a new World Bank study.
The report, Egypt: Inequality of opportunity in education, found socio-economic background, geographic location and gender to be the main drivers of higher educational disparities. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

The geography of African students in the United States

By Wachira Kigotho. Five cities – Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Addis Ababa and Cairo – are the home towns of the largest contingents of African foreign students studying in universities and colleges in the United States, according to a report from the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Global Cities Initiative – Foreign students in America

By Wachira Kigotho. Foreign students from large, fast-growing cities in emerging markets who are enrolled in universities and colleges in the United States contribute significant financial and social benefits and skills to their new metropolitan destinations, according to the Global Cities Initiative, a groundbreaking joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase.
The project’s report, The Geography of Foreign Students in US Higher Education: Origins and destinations, highlights how foreign students bring millions of dollars each year to local economies. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Agents under the microscope – Essential tool or necessary evil?

By David Jobbins. Recruitment agents are a logical response to the dramatic rise in demand for higher education around the world – and for cross-border higher education in particular – a comprehensive review of the industry has found. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Senate inquiry stalls radical university reforms

By Geoff Maslen. Plans by Australia’s federal government for a radical overhaul of the higher education system have been put on hold while a Senate committee investigates the implications of the so-called ‘reforms’.
The Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill will be reviewed by the Senate’s education and employment legislation committee. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Korea opens up to foreign providers

By Beckie Smith. South Korea’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced plans to open up the market further to international providers by easing restrictions on foreign investors and creating an international education hub in Songdo International Business District just outside Seoul in Incheon. More...

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7 septembre 2014

USA: foreign students connect cities to global economy

By Katie Duncan. An analysis of the economies of 118 metro areas in the USA has revealed that foreign students are vital players in connecting cities with economies around the world. A report published by The Brookings Institution, drew on F-1 visa data from 2001-2012 to find that 45% of students were able to extend their visas through the optional practical training (OPT) programme after graduating and get jobs in the metro regions they had studied in. More...

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7 septembre 2014

How are educators and investors faring in rising Africa?

By Sara Custer. It wasn’t just the tropical heat that felt familiar to Diom when he first arrived to start a Business degree at Murdoch University in Dubai International Academic City. Despite being the only student from Cameroon on campus he says he fit right in. “I saw a lot of students from different countries so immediately I felt at home,” he beams. “There are a lot of African students here and I’d never heard of Kazakhstan before, but I got to know it!” More...

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7 septembre 2014

Demographics influence student satisfaction says i-graduate

By Sara Custer. As increased access to foreign study changes the demographics and backgrounds of the typical mobile student, higher education institutions are struggling to meet the evolving needs of international students, according to analysis from benchmarking company i-graduate. More...

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