Greece Universities Remain Closed Students occupied colleges at the end of November in support of an administration staff strike, which is now in its 13th week. Administrative staff in universities went on strike three months ago against government austerity plans that include suspending 1,349 staff,…
Israel Tel Aviv U Signs Cooperation Agreement with China’s Tsinghua U As a first step towards establishing a joint research center, Tel Aviv University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Beijing’s Tsinghua University reports the Jerusalem Post. The new research center is to serve…
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR, and Sulaf Al-Shaikhly, Area Specialist, Asia & Middle East, WES CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN EGYPT In this article, we offer an introduction to the education system of Egypt, with insight on how best to evaluate…
Countries in Latin America Promote Study Abroad to Boost Standards
Countries in Latin America have among the lowest student mobility rates in the world, accounting for just 6 percent of the students who study abroad worldwide, according to the latest figures from the …
Israel Israeli Higher Education Deteriorates and Brain Drain Worsens, Report Says A report published by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel says that nationwide spending on higher education has plunged over the last 40 years and universities are increasingly replacing senior faculty…