Iraq Academics and Institutions Threatened Once considered one of the best in the region, Iraq’s system of higher education is being “systematically liquidated”, according to the human rights organization Brussels Tribunal. Conservative estimates by the group suggest that following the U.S.-led invasion of the country…
Regional Report Reveals Scope of ‘Brain Drain’ A staggering percentage of college-educated workers from poor countries across Africa, Central America and the Caribbean are living in wealthy, industrialized nations, according to a World Bank study released at the end of October. The findings are based…
Bahrain New University for Women Opens A new university for women has opened in Bahrain. Classes at Bahrain’s Royal University for Women (RUW) began Oct. 15. The programs that RUW is offering include: foundation in art design, bachelor of education, bachelor of commerce and bachelor…
Regional Britain Plans Brain Drain Compensation Britain is working on ways to compensate African countries for the thousands of medical professionals who leave the continent to work in Britain’s national health service. There are no plans to provide outright financial compensation for the so-called medical…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Bahrain New Panel to Oversee Higher Education Authorities in Bahrain have been asked to set up an administrative body to oversee higher education. Due to irregularities in professional conduct, underqualified…