Australia Australian Universities Encouraged to Market to International Middle School Students A third of prospective international students start considering their university options between the ages of 11 and 15 according to a survey of students applying to Australian universities carried out by Hobsons. Another 14…
Regional Increasing Number of University Mergers Across the Continent The European University Association (EUA) released a new report in April mapping and analyzing university mergers and concentration processes in 20 higher education systems across the continent over the last 15 years. The study, University mergers in Europe,…
Saudi Arabia New University Targets Overseas Workers A new university aimed at attracting the children of expat workers will open in Jeddah in collaboration with India’s Bangalore-based Bapuji Institute of Science & Technology, according to a recent article in Arab News. The university is slated…
Regional Continental University Research Alliance Launched Fifteen universities from eight African countries launched an alliance of research universities at the recent African Higher Education Summit in Senegal’s capital Dakar. The focus of the group will be to build African research excellence as a “vital precondition”…
Brazil French Business School to Open Brazil Campus French business school, SKEMA, recently announced that it will open its first campus in Latin America near Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In partnership with Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), ranked as Latin America’s best business school by the Financial…