Ghana Minister Calls for More Private Universities with Just 50% of Eligible School Leavers Currently Finding Tertiary Places Alex Tettey-Enyo, Ghana’s Minister of Education, said at a recent commencement speech that his government will encourage the establishment of more accredited private tertiary institutions to increase…
Canada International Education: One Way Traffic While Canadian politicians and education officials dream up new ways to lure ever more international students to the nation’s institutions of higher education, very few Canadians are heading the other way. In fact just 3 percent of Canada’s undergraduate…
Australia Top research Universities Say Changes to Visa Regulations will Detract from their Ability to Attract Scholars Complicated visa requirements are hindering the efforts of Australian universities to compete against leading universities around the world when it comes to attracting the best research talent, Australia’s…
Regional Report Reveals Impact of Recession on European Universities A new report by the European University Association shows the impact that the global recession has had on European universities over the past two years. It concludes that the recession has had a deep impact on…
Iraq First Round of Iraqi Scholarship Winners Set to Arrive on US Campuses The first round of Iraqi students on a new and ambitious government-sponsored scholarship program will be arriving at U.S. campuses throughout the country in the next few weeks. The program, the Iraq…