Regional What’s Wrong with the Russian Education System? Buying university grades and places is just the tip of the iceberg, according to a lengthy report on the state of Russian education by the Moscow Times. The English-language daily states that Russia was “once the pride…
Cameroon Up to 83% of 15-35 Year Olds Want to Emigrate With a severe lack of job opportunities at home, a huge number of students have left Cameroon in recent years to pursue higher studies abroad. According to a 2007 study by the non-governmental organization…
Bolivia Three Indigenous-Language Universities to Open Next year, Bolivia plans to open three indigenous universities that will teach in Aymara, Quechua, and Guarani, which are co-official languages in the South American country, along with Spanish. The universities will focus on fields in high demand and…
Regional An Asian Erasmus The Japanese government released plans in July to establish a network of academic exchange programs throughout Asia. Based on the European ERASMUS program, which helps students transfer and accumulate credits between European universities, the proposal has the potential to greatly expand…
Regional European Version of H1B Visa Could Intensify Brain Drain in Developing Nations European Union plans to introduce a ‘blue card’ visa for highly skilled immigrants have raised serious concerns of increased brain drain from Africa. At a European Parliament hearing in June on the…