Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Bahrain Kingdom to Establish “Higher Education City” The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) announced in December that it has reached a financing agreement with Kuwaiti investors to establish a…
Regional Africa Lacks Institutions of Higher Education One of the hottest issues of debate at the Commonwealth Education Ministers Conference in Cape Town, South Africa this past December was the lack of higher education institutions serving African students. More Africans than ever before are pursuing…
Regional Chinese Investing in Commodities and Language Learning in Africa The Chinese government has a secured a series of large trade deals with African nations in recent years as it seeks to find the natural resources it needs to fuel its booming manufacturing industries at…
Egypt Scottish Degrees Gain Popularity in Cairo Edinburgh-based Interactive University (IU) and the Future University of Cairo have collaborated to offer Egyptian students Scottish degrees in their home country. This year, 500 students will take classes offered through IU by the Scottish institutions Heriot-Watt University,…
Regional East African Nations Develop Plans for Regional Accreditation System In response to concerns over the proliferation of sub-standard private and foreign universities, the three member countries of the East African Community — Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — announced plans in June to build a…