Testing English as a Foreign Language for University Admissions

By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews According to recently released figures from the OECD, the number of students enrolled outside their country of citizenship more than doubled in the period between 2000 and 2012, to a total of approximately 4.5 million. Of…

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Scholarships Drive Growth in Students from Kuwait

By Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, WES The number of students from Kuwait in the United States has been increasing at a double-digit growth rate each year since 2007. According to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) latest Open Doors report, Kuwait became a…

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International Student Retention and Success: A Comparative Perspective

Paul Schulmann, Research & Advisory Services, Rahul Choudaha, Research & Advisory Services, WES Despite the increasing number of international students on U.S. campuses, 70 percent are concentrated in only 200 higher education institutions (HEIs), a remarkable concentration of students considering the United States boasts over…

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WENR, September 2014: Africa

Regional East African Credit Transfer System Moves Closer to Reality The five signatory countries to the East African Community have taken their biggest step yet towards harmonizing higher education by crafting a draft credit transfer system and a qualifications model. The new qualifications system –…

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