Regional Online Education Booming in Asia With the spread of internet connectivity across Asia, the number of people taking online classes has grown considerably, especially as the learning medium gains credibility. However, in a recent New York Times article experts warned that there remain challenges,…
Bulgaria 50% of High School Leavers are Looking to Study Abroad According to data presented at an education forum in Sofia in May, there are approximately 80,000 Bulgarian students currently studying abroad, primarily in the European Union. According to Professor Anna Nedyalkova, President of the…
Regional Student Protesters in North African Arab States Focus on Reform Students in Egypt are viewing the country’s recent youth-led revolution as a real, and long-awaited opportunity to reform higher education. Across the Middle East, the story is the same: hundreds of thousands of young…
Russia U.S.-Russian Academic Collaboration Gathers Steam In April, several Russian university presidents said that the current closer relationship with the United States was helping them build stronger ties to American higher education, with a focus on expanding research collaboration and embracing something close to an…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews Critics of Sri Lankan higher education frequently point to capacity constraints at public universities, which currently have a monopoly on the awarding of degrees, a fact that keeps tens of thousands of qualified school leavers out…