Regional University Mergers a Theme Across Austerity-Struck Continent Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts, reports Times Higher Education, citing a recent study. Several university mergers have recently taken place in Belgium, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Poland and Sweden,…
Regional Asian School Children Continue to Top PISA Rankings The latest results from the Program for International Student Assessment were released in early December and revealed that, once again, Asian 15-year olds outperform most of their Western counterparts in the tests of reading literacy, mathematics…
Regional Caribbean Med Schools Work ‘Loophole’ to Draw on Federal Funds According to a recent report from Bloomberg, a number of for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean that are ineligible for U.S. federal student aid programs have been encouraging their students to access those funds…
Kenya Research Centers to Boost Innovation Two large-scale research centers look set to boost Kenya’s profile as a regional research hub. University World News reports that the centers will provide a platform for top researchers to offer their skills in developing solutions to challenges facing…
Regional U.S.-Based African Diaspora Receives Funding to Help Reverse African Brain Drain A new scholar exchange initiative offering 100 fellowships to African-born academics living in North America to work in and forge research partnerships with African universities, has been launched by Carnegie Corporation of New…