Regional European Ministers Set Future Educational Harmonization Priorities European ministers of education from 47 member states of the European Higher Education Area met in Bucharest at the end of April for the eighth time to discuss progress being made toward harmonizing degree structures and curricula…
Saudi Arabia International Scholarship Scheme Extended to 2020 Originally slated to last just five years, form 2005 to 2010, the King Abdullah Scholarship Program, it was announced earlier this year, will run at least until 2020, extending it well beyond 2012 – the date the…
By WES Staff Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article that appeared in the October 2011 issue of WENR. The article has been updated to include sample secondary documents with explanatory notes. This section and a link to the documents can be…
By WES Staff CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN VIETNAMVietnam is currently one of the fastest growing sources of international students for U.S. institutions of higher education. In academic year 2010/11, Vietnam sent the eighth largest cohort of tertiary students to the…
Regional Barriers to Recruiting in Africa for U.S. Graduate Schools According to a recent blog post in the Chronicle of Higher Education by John Holm, the former director of the Office of International Education and Partnerships at the University of Botswana, there are two main…