Regional Chinese Investing in Commodities and Language Learning in Africa The Chinese government has a secured a series of large trade deals with African nations in recent years as it seeks to find the natural resources it needs to fuel its booming manufacturing industries at…
Belarus The Netherlands Reaches out to Belarusian Students Seeking Higher Education The National Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) is opening a scholarship program directed specifically at Belarusians pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Through this new initiative, known as Belapan, Nuffic will offer…
Australia Diploma Supplement in the Works Inspired by ongoing education reforms in Europe, the Australian Federal Government announced in September a grant of US$300,000 to be spent developing an Australian diploma supplement that would provide a detailed explanation of a student’s qualifications in order to…
Egypt Scottish Degrees Gain Popularity in Cairo Edinburgh-based Interactive University (IU) and the Future University of Cairo have collaborated to offer Egyptian students Scottish degrees in their home country. This year, 500 students will take classes offered through IU by the Scottish institutions Heriot-Watt University,…
Regional Mercosur Strives to Promote Innovation in Technical Education This past May Mercosur– a customs union between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – inked an agreement to cooperate in promoting science and technology at institutions of higher education and…