Iraq Virtual Campus Initiative Launched Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in partnership with UNESCO, has launched a three-year Avicenna Virtual Campus project in a bid to improve and expand access to higher-education opportunities. The project was launched in early November at a…
Russia Cracking Down on Entrance-Exam Fraud After pilot programs in regions of the country, Russia introduced a nationwide university entrance exam this year in hopes of reducing bribery and other forms of corruption that have become ingrained in the college admissions process. In October, however,…
Regional 15 Regional Institutes for Talented Graduate Students by 2020 The NextEinstein Initiative provides graduate training in mathematics and computing to highly talented African graduates at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in South Africa, and it will be joined in 2011 by a…
Brazil University Entrance Exam Postponed After Fraud Report Brazil’s Education Minister Fernando Haddad announced in October that the national university admission examinations would be postponed after a local daily reported fraudulent activities surrounding the tests. The examinations were to take place two days after a…
Australia New Visa Interviews for Students from Seven Source Countries Students from seven major source countries will face interviews and have restricted access to visa applications online, in a crackdown on visa fraud among foreign students who enroll in Australian onshore education institutions. The changes,…