Regional U-Multirank Surpasses Goal of 500 Participating Institutions The new, European Commission-supported international university ranking U-Multirank announced in July that over 600 higher education institutions from 60 countries had registered to participate, exceeding its goal of 500. Registration was open until July 12. U-Multirank, which…
Regional Big Changes in Student Mobility Needed, Says LERU Europe’s top research universities are pushing for more structured forms of student mobility, to build on the achievements of the Erasmus exchange program, which they say is reaching its limits. Newer forms of ‘networked’ and ‘embedded’…
Regional EU Looking to Improve Employment Opportunities for Foreign Graduates The European Commission wants to expedite the visa process for foreign students and allow them to work in the European Union despite record unemployment and a poor economic outlook, arguing Europe has many skilled jobs…
Denmark Government Launches Developing-Nation Scholarship Program Denmark has launched a scholarship program aimed at promoting academic mobility to and from a list of developing countries, initially targeting students from Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda. It is part of a comprehensive internationalization of higher education…
Regional New University Ranking System Launched, Then Shunned A new university ranking system, U-Multirank, was officially launched by the European Union (EU) in late January, with a goal of bringing a new and broader approach to the assessment of the world’s universities and downplaying the…