Regional Harmonization of East African Higher Education Systems in Doubt A disagreement between the East African Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers could derail the enactment of a bill that seeks to harmonize higher education systems in the region. According to recent media reports,…
Regional Audit Questions Oversight of Foreign Medical Schools According to the findings of a recent audit, the U.S. Education Department’s federal student aid office has not adequately ensured that foreign medical schools are meeting federal requirements with regards to students passing licensing exams. This means…
Australia Sydney to Accept China’s College-Entrance Exam for Admissions According to a report in the China Daily, the University of Sydney will admit Chinese students based on their scores in the gaokao, China’s college entrance exam. It is also dropping the requirement that students from China…
Regional Tips on Building a National Recruitment Strategy A recently published report from the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) looks at the national recruitment strategies of 11 top student-receiving countries, and in so doing offers evidence as to the importance of…
By Carlos Monroy, Area Specialist, WES, and Nick Clark, Editor, WENR CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN BRAZILIntroduction In academic year 2010/11 there were 8,777 Brazilian students at U.S. colleges and universities. While this was a very slight decrease from the prior…