By Lloyd Armstrong, University Professor, University of Southern California Modularization is critical to the success of industrial globalization because it enables global maximization of the production process by utilizing “best” producers of different modules. There are certainly components of cross-border higher education that can be…
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR With draft legislation governing the entry of foreign institutions into the Indian education market still awaiting attention from the Indian government, universities wishing to legally offer programs in the country can do so only in partnership with an Indian institution,…
Bhushan Patwardhan, Ph.D. Manipal Education, Bangalore, India [email protected] and Anitha Kurup, Ph.D. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India [email protected] Summary India’s higher education sector is today, and has been for quite some time, at the proverbial crossroads where opportunities and challenges abound. Despite the…
By Sophia J. Lowe, Research and Policy Analyst, WES Canada Introduction Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley announced changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWP) on April 21, 2008 that are designed to help Canada compete more effectively in the recruitment and settlement of…
By Mariam Assefa, Executive Director, WES and Robert Sedgwick, WENR Editor 1999-2005 The first Bologna bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 2003, which means that European students have already begun using the new qualifications to gain entry to graduate-level programs in the United States. The Bologna…