Regional Dual Degrees Gain in Popularity Worldwide, Less so in the US The New York Times reports that U.S. institutions of higher education are behind the trend curve when it comes to developing joint- and dual-degree programs, which currently are much more popular in Asia,…
Regional University Rankings Proliferate Across Lain America Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru each have at least one national ranking. Some are in their first year, others are more seasoned, and all use different approaches to evaluate their higher-education institutions. A few, such as in…
Regional Global Tuition Fees Mainly Stable A survey of 39 countries found that more than 75 percent of them did not increase university tuition fees in 2010. However Higher Education Strategy Associates, the Toronto-based consulting company that conducted the study, expects universities worldwide to seek…
Regional Five Myths About Internationalization in Higher Education In the latest issue of International Higher Education, Jane Knight, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) outlines “Five Myths About Internationalization.” These myths include foreign students as internationalization agents,…
Regional Bank Looks to Build Regional Excellence in Higher Education According to Juan Carlos Hernandez, the director of projects and partnerships at the British Council in Mexico, improving the standard of its higher education has only recently become a priority for a region previously preoccupied…