Canada B.C. Government Halts Operation of Unlicensed Colleges The province of British Columbia has blacklisted a private postsecondary college, more than two years after it became aware the institution was offering unauthorized university degrees. The Ministry of Advanced Education posted a statement on its website…
Australia British Academic Presence Increases in South Australia with Development of First Independent Campus After the signing of an agreement in May between University College London (UCL) and the South Australian government, UCL will next year become the first UK university with a campus in…
Regional Final Selections of Current Erasmus Mundus Scholarships Announced More than 2,000 students and 450 teaching staff from outside Europe have been selected to receive an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the academic year 2008/09. The scholarships allow recipients to study in Europe for one or…
Regional US Organization to Develop Study-Abroad Programs Across Arab World In a bid to increase the number of undergraduate study-abroad opportunities for U.S. students in the Arab world, America-Mideast Educational and Training Services Inc., or AMIDEAST, will offer programs in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and…
Regional Central Asian Students Migrate Seasonally to Find Work to Pay Tuition With jobs scarce and wages low across Central Asia, many students migrate to Russia during the summer vacation in search of work to pay for the next year’s tuition and living expenses, reports…