By Yuanyuan Fang, Megha Roy, Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES The number of international students from just a few countries on major U.S. campuses has increased to such a level that headlines such as “The University of China at Illinois” have been appearing…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN Jump to: The pre-1992 Soviet education system | 1992-2005: Post-Soviet System of Education in Central Asia | Azerbaijan | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan…
By Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES Latin America is facing a significant skills gap. A reported 37 percent of companies in the region find it difficult to fill job vacancies, particularly for technical positions. One of the major efforts to overcome this skills…
By Li Chang, Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, WES ACCESS CAREER EXPECTATIONS ON-DEMAND WEBINARAccording to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), nearly two out of five (38%) first-time graduates in OECD countries obtained a tertiary 5A credential (typically bachelor’s degrees and some…
By Megha Roy, Research & Advisory Services, WES From 2008 to 2012, the number of Nigerian students studying overseas at the tertiary level grew 98 percent (UIS 2012), with 14 percent of the total overseas body attending a U.S. institution of higher education. Enrollments have…