Afghanistan Cross-Border University Linkages Planned with Pakistan Universities in Pakistan and Afghanistan are planning to build partnerships around faculty and student exchanges and distance learning. Talks took place between 15 Afghani professors and Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission in January, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported….
Belarus Belarus News reports that Universities in Belarus have announced that they will be raising tuition fees in keeping with a global trend of inflating study costs. The hike was announced by Education Minister Syarhey Maskevich in January. Education costs are rising and it is…
Regional Asian R&D Catching up to US and Europe The United States, Europe and Japan remain the leading global research and development centers, however, they are increasingly being challenged by emerging economies, especially that of China. This is one of the findings of the UNESCO…
Russia Officials from Top universities Unhappy with Global University Rankings Officials from Russian universities have called for the creation of Russia’s own university ranking system, after their own institutions failed to win international recognition in a year when the country has been galvanized by Kremlin…
Australia Chinese Warn that Visa Barriers are Deterring Students from Studying in Australia China is easily Australia’s largest source of international students, so it is of great concern to stakeholders there that Chinese student numbers are expected to fall next year, the first time since…