WENR, September 2017: Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Government Looks to Revamp Scholarship Program
Qatar: Campus Leaders Confident Despite Blockade; Egypt: New Way to Measure Student Achievement in High School; and More
WENR, July-August 2017: Africa
Zimbabwe: Government Closes 280 Private Colleges
280 private colleges shuttered in Zimbabwe; Nigeria reviews 200 applications from new universities; Burundi’s first doctoral school scheduled to open.
WENR, July-August 2017: Americas
U.S.: Interest among International Students Declining in New Political Climate
Colombia: Partnership with U.K. to Strengthen Higher Ed Sector; United States: Interest among International Students Declining in New Political Climate; Canada: Education System Ranks Among the Best in the World
WENR, July-August 2017: Asia Pacific
India: Government Considers Merger of UGC and AICTE
India’s government is developing plans to integrate oversight of the country’s university and technical education sectors by merging the University Grants
WENR, July-August 2017: Europe
U.K.: International Tuition Payments Cost Universities an Estimated USD $103 Million in Transaction Fees
A Western Union survey of 100 finance and admissions teams at universities across the U.K. found that the charges incurred from payments is the biggest