The three most-watched world university rankings are released every year between August and October in what has become known as ‘rankings season.’ Invariably the headlines focus on U.S. and UK dominance, with a few paragraphs saved for universities from other regions that have performed well….
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR, and Sulaf Al-Shaikhly, Area Specialist, Asia & Middle East, WES CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN EGYPT In this article, we offer an introduction to the education system of Egypt, with insight on how best to evaluate…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews Libya faces significant challenges as it transitions to democracy and begins the process of building a new, post-Muammar Gaddafi nation. One of the most important building blocks will be higher education, and while there currently exist…
By Nick Clark, Editor World Education News & Reviews, and Caroline Ausukuya, Area Specialist for English-Speaking Africa & the Caribbean CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN NIGERIANigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with approximately double the population of both Ethiopia…
Kate Ashcroft and Philip Rayner The Ethiopian Government gives higher education a central position in its strategy for social and economic development. This has some advantages (for example 40 percent of the education budget goes on higher education) but also disadvantages. Ethiopia has radically expanded…