Israel West Bank University Center Granted Full University Status A special board that oversees Israeli higher education on the West Bank granted fully-fledged university status to the Ariel University Center in July. The decision overruled an earlier recommendation from the Council for Higher Education –…
Regional Pan-African University Begins Enrolling in 3 Countries The Pan African-University (PAU) has begun recruiting for its inaugural class of graduate students, expected to begin classes this year. This is the strongest signal yet that the international institution is finally taking off after years of…
Regional US Universities See South America as Growth Market for International Enrollments Demand for international education among South American students is set for continued growth regardless of the political climate, said a panel at the NAFSA conference held in Houston, Texas, in May. The biggest…
Regional Assessing the Financial Viability of Foreign Degrees Overseas universities queuing to set up affiliated degree programs, joint degrees and foreign branch campuses in Asia need to do their research carefully and understand the labor market in those countries, or they will fail, reports University…
France New President Reverses Sarkozy’s Restrictions on Foreign Students The new French government has reversed a controversial circular issued by interior minister Claude Guéant a year ago that imposed tough visa restrictions on foreign students and graduates, as the newly elected president, François Hollande, had…