Australia University of Sydney to Adopt 4-Year Undergrad Degree The University of Sydney announced in June plans to shift undergraduate degrees from three to four years as part of a major overhaul of instruction, that includes the reduction in the number of undergraduate degrees from…
Regional Branch Campuses Low Priority for European University Internationalization Plans Opening branch campuses is now the lowest internationalization priority for European universities, according to a recent study, prompting suggestions that the much talked about market may have reached its peak. In a survey conducted by the…
Regional 200,000 Fake Degrees Sold in Gulf Region by Axact A staggering 200,000 people from Gulf countries bought fake online degrees and diplomas from the Pakistani IT firm Axact in the past four years. This revelation comes from former Axact staff member-turned-whistleblower Sayyad Yasir Jamshaid,…
Higher education in the Philippines is undergoing significant changes as the result of structural and curricular reforms that extend the primary and secondary education system from just 10 years to 13 years. This article offers insight into the Philippines education system through the tertiary level.
Regional Overseas-Educated Graduates Underused African and European cooperation has produced a growing number of African graduates who have studied abroad. But the continent is not benefitting as much as it should from their world-class talent because, although the graduates want to contribute to capacity building…