Regional African, South American Universities Deepen Alliances Nations in Africa and South America plan to deepen their alliances by cooperating in areas of mutual interest, including higher education, science and technology. The plan was approved by heads of state at the second Africa-South America Summit…
Australia Investigation into Treatment of Foreign Students Underway Australia’s reputation has been damaged by its treatment of overseas students, its third-biggest source of foreign income, said the head of an inquiry. Bruce Baird, a former Australian lawmaker, was appointed by the Australian government to review…
Regional New QA Agencies Added to Continent’s Register As part of Europe’s commitment to higher-education reform, undertaken through the Bologna Process, the region created a quality assurance register that would guarantee certain standards among agencies it listed. Created in 2008, the European Quality Assurance Register…
By WES Staff CLICK HERE FOR OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN SAUDI ARABIA What follows is a quick primer on the academic systems of three states in the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. While education authorities in these states…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews With the publication of two studies on international enrollments at US institutions of higher education released within weeks of each other in October and November, a somewhat conflicted picture begins to emerge with regards to the…