France New President Reverses Sarkozy’s Restrictions on Foreign Students The new French government has reversed a controversial circular issued by interior minister Claude Guéant a year ago that imposed tough visa restrictions on foreign students and graduates, as the newly elected president, François Hollande, had…
Regional European Ministers Set Future Educational Harmonization Priorities European ministers of education from 47 member states of the European Higher Education Area met in Bucharest at the end of April for the eighth time to discuss progress being made toward harmonizing degree structures and curricula…
Regional Netherlands Leads the Way for English Language Masters Programs in Europe Non-English speaking countries in Europe have seen huge growth in the number of graduate-level programs offered in English, according to a new report by the Institute of International Education. The number of master’s…
Regional Tips on Building a National Recruitment Strategy A recently published report from the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) looks at the national recruitment strategies of 11 top student-receiving countries, and in so doing offers evidence as to the importance of…
Regional European Business Students Eschewing U.S. Schools for Those Closer to Home The number of business schools is multiplying annually, and those in the United States have been seeing their market share slip in recent years. In 2011 that trend continued with a growing number…