Greece Universities Remain Closed Students occupied colleges at the end of November in support of an administration staff strike, which is now in its 13th week. Administrative staff in universities went on strike three months ago against government austerity plans that include suspending 1,349 staff,…
Regional Growth in Europe-Based International Enrollments Outpaces North America According to a new report from the European Commission’s European Migration Network (EMN), the number of international students in Europe increased by roughly 114 percent in the first decade of the new century. This compares to…
Private University Enrollments Explode As the new school year starts, a record number of university students will be heading to non-state institutions than ever before. According to data from the Ministry of Education, 28 percent of all university enrollments are now at private schools. In…
Regional 42 Percent Rise in Number of English-Taught Masters Programs in Europe A new briefing paper published by the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Center for Academic Mobility Research suggests that the number of English-taught master’s programs in Europe has increased by 42 percent since…
Regional UK Tightens Visa Entry Standards for Indians, While France Loosens Them Just a week after reports in July that the UK government was considering imposing cash bonds on Indian students entering the country, France announced a series of measures, including easing certain visa rules,…