WENR, April 2016: Middle East
Tackling academic fraud in Kuwait
Amid several recent reports of a worldwide network of fake online universities, Kuwait has decided to prosecute 259 fraudulent-degree holders. In a 2015 New York Times article exposing…
WENR, April 2016: Europe
Landmark ruling could lure thousands of international students back to U.K.
An immigration tribunal found that, in 2014, the British government’s Home Office detained and deported thousands of international students without adequate evidence to prove that they had cheated.
WENR, April 2016: Americas
U of California turning to nonresidents for revenue
University of California campuses have been offering admission to a growing number of out-of-state students according to a state auditor report. UC officials have pointed to large budget cuts…
How will lower oil prices affect international enrollments from OPEC countries?
Alejandro Ortiz, Research Associate, WES Oil prices dropped to a 12-year low in February, throwing oil-dependent economies into turmoil. Given how much oil revenue contributes to the flow of international students coming to the U.S., it’s worth asking how mobility among students from key oil-producing…
WENR, March 2016: Asia Pacific
Chinese students abroad targeted for ‘patriotic instruction’
An estimated 1.7 million Chinese students living overseas are a focal point of a new directive from the Ministry of Education, which views them as a source of “positive patriotic energy”…