Australia British Academic Presence Increases in South Australia with Development of First Independent Campus After the signing of an agreement in May between University College London (UCL) and the South Australian government, UCL will next year become the first UK university with a campus in…
Regional Central Asian Students Migrate Seasonally to Find Work to Pay Tuition With jobs scarce and wages low across Central Asia, many students migrate to Russia during the summer vacation in search of work to pay for the next year’s tuition and living expenses, reports…
Regional South Asia’s First Regional University Names President South Asia’s first regional university will be built with initial funding of approximately US$2 million from the Indian government. This was among the comments recently made by the newly appointed president of South Asia University. G.S. Chadha…
Russia Government Taking Strides to Reduce Credentials Fraud According to a recent police report issued in May, forged academic credentials have been used by at least 200,000 people in Russia to get a job. The figure comes from statistics released by the Russian Interior Ministry….
Regional Asian Universities Join Open Courseware Movement The 21st century has witnessed a relative revolution in academic access, with educational material from top institutions being made available online, free for anyone who wants it. Originally backed by big-name universities in the United States, institutions in…