Regional Central Asian Women Choosing Home over Classroom For many girls in Central Asia, schooling ends after the secondary level. With poor job opportunities, many families in these post-Soviet republics choose not to invest in tertiary education for their daughters. In July, hundreds of thousand…
Regional English-Taught Degrees in Asia Increasingly Common A growing number of university programs in Asia are being taught in English, according to a paper from the London-based Observatory on Borderless Higher Education. According to the research organization, East Asian universities are teaching programs in English…
Regional Corruption Remains Rampant: UNESCO Bribery and graft in schools and universities is seriously undermining education systems worldwide and costing governments billions of dollars, according to a new report funded by UNESCO. The report, “Corrupt schools, corrupt universities: What can be done?”, by Unesco’s International…
Afghanistan Northern City Opens First Private University The first private university in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh Province, opened its doors on April 27, Mazar-e Sharif-based Arzu TV reported. Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi University, named after the famous 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet, opened…
Armenia American University of Armenia Awarded US Regional Accreditation The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) has accredited the American University of Armenia (AUA). WASC is one of six regional associations recognized by the United States Department of Education that accredit public and private…