Nick Clark, Editor, WENR Two of the U.K.’s examination boards provide suites of qualifications that have been developed specifically for the overseas market. These qualifications are based on the domestic versions of the GCSE and A level examinations, and are offered by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews and Elzbieta Gzella, WES Area Specialist, UK A growing number of higher education institutions around the world are making use of academic preparatory programs, typically for students that lack the necessary training or language skills to…
Li Chang, Research & Advisory Services, WES Value for money is one of the central factors influencing consumer choice, and higher education is no exception, especially when the cost of studying for a university degree rises at levels well above the rate of inflation. The…
By Rahul Choudaha, Director of Development and Innovation, and Kata Orosz, Research Intern, WES With more than 100,000 Indian students enrolled in the United States, as compared to 43,000 in Europe1, the country commands strong brand equity among Indian students (earlier article on US-India academic…
By Ivan Leban, Professor at the University of Ljubljana1 Higher education in Slovenia A Slovenian chemist by profession, I have taught chemistry and crystallography at the University of Ljubljana for 36 years. Influenced by my own international experience as a Ph.D. student in the United…