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By Cory Weinberg. Business schools worrying that massive open online courses will cut into enrollment and revenue are missing a chance to diversify their schools, new research shows.
A study written by three University of Pennsylvania researchers and published on Tuesday in the Harvard Business Review analyzed the demographics of the more than 875,000 students enrolled in nine business courses that Penn’s Wharton School offered for free online. International students and underrepresented minorities account for a disproportionate number of those enrolled in Wharton’s MOOCs, unlike traditional MBA programs, the researchers found. This suggests that those populations have an interest in business education that traditional programs are not tapping. More...

A new pilot program at Red River College this fall will provide individuals with intellectual disabilities full access to post-secondary educational opportunities and a successful transition into the workforce.
The 20-student Transforming Futures program will begin in September 2014, and will include hands-on learning in career exploration, essential employability skills and full integration into RRC programming if a student chooses this option. Students will complete classes leading to their certification, which will help them get ready for future employment. More...

By Emma Alberici. University students will be forced to pay an average of double the existing fee to study at universities under the Abbott Government's proposed reforms to higher education according to new modelling provided by Universities Australia (UA).
University students will be forced to pay an average of double the existing fee to study at universities under the Abbott Government's proposed reforms to higher education, according to new modelling provided by Universities Australia (UA). More...

By Megan Elizabeth Martin. Keenly aware of the changing nature of philanthropy, the office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) has launched McGill’s first crowdfunding platform, Seeds of Change – the next big thing when it comes to online fundraising.
Crowdfunding works by taking any number of specific initiatives or programs and making their details and intended purpose available and accessible to prospective donors online. People are then free to choose what projects they’d like to support, based on their own interests. More...

Aiming to enter the fast growing higher education segment in the UAE, leading K-12 Education provider Varkey Group has announced the acquisition of a significant holding in Dubai's International Horizons College (IHC).
The group yesterday announced the acquisition of a stake in AHC GCC Investment, the holding company behind the Business Bay-based institution.
Chairman of the Group Sunny Varkey said his company's goal was to expand the AHC platform to establish similar pathways to reputed universities in the world's most desirable destinations for higher education, namely, US, Canada, UK, Australia and India, ultimately with the objective of having their respective campuses in Dubai. More...

By Karl O’Sharkey. Going outside of their comfort zone can help new international students get more than just academic benefits. If you ask most international students why they chose to study abroad, you will get a wide variety of responses. But judging from what I've observed, the top two are for the education benefits and for the experience.
Since I started studying in the U.S., the way that international students quite often do not branch out from people of their own culture or nationality stood out to me. You only have to look around college campuses to see this in action. More...

Die größte Herausforderung der Hochschulen in Ostafrika ist die Qualität von Forschung und Lehre. Aus diesem Grund setzt der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) mit seinen Stipendien und Hochschulkooperationen vor allem darauf, die Hochschullandschaft der Region zu entwickeln. Nun feierte die für Ostafrika zuständige DAAD-Außenstelle in Nairobi Ende Mai ihr 40-jähriges Jubiläum.
Immer mehr junge Menschen in Ostafrika studieren. Alleine in Kenia, wo der DAAD seine Außenstelle für die Region unterhält, sind mittlerweile über 300.000 Studentinnen und Studenten eingeschrieben. Damit wächst auch die Zahl der Hochschulen und Colleges des Landes: 2009 gab es 18 akkreditierte Hochschulen, heute sind es 68. Mehr...

In the wake of the United Kingdom’s new Immigration Act 2014, questions remain about how the new legislation will impact international student enrolment and the experiences of international students studying in the UK. Student groups, representatives from the university sector, and policymakers continue to voice serious concerns about the new law. Their reactions come at a time when English universities are reporting the first decline in international student enrolment in nearly 30 years, and reflect a broader policy debate regarding international students and student visa policy in the UK that has continued in recent years. More...

The economic impact of the 110,000 Saudi students studying in US universities and colleges is significant, as they contributed $3.2 billion to the US economy during 2013-2014.
These estimates are from Carian College Advisors, an education consultancy specializing in US Admissions guidance, and are based on the latest figures from the US Department of Commerce.
Peter Davos, Managing Director, Carian College Advisors, said: “The number of KSA students studying in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years, positioning the Kingdom as the fastest growing source of foreign students in the US. Saudis now constitute the fourth largest foreign student population in America, having increased from only 4,000 just a decade ago.” More...