Regional Mobility Scheme Named as a Driving Force Behind Broader Reforms A new report states that the European Union’s flagship higher education mobility and cooperation program has been a driving force behind the remake of European higher education. The report says that the Erasmus program…
Regional Three Caucasus Nations Join European Research Network The South Caucasus nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia have joined Europe’s largest computer network for research and education. The EU-funded initiative links the countries and connects them to the high bandwidth, pan-European GÉANT network which already…
Regional New Site Acts as International Student, University Matchmaker In January a website was launched with the ambition of matching internationally mobile students with universities looking to recruit students from overseas. Based in London, and established by a team of web specialists and academics, GlobalCampus…
Russia Government to Screen Ethnic Minorities Entering University According to a recent report in Izvestiya, encounters between students of various nationalities are becoming ever more frequent and violent in Russia, and the government has decided to expel those involved while screening those applying to study…
Regional European Universities Twice as Likely as US Universities to Offer International Joint Degrees According to the findings of a new report, “Joint and Double Degree Programs in the Transatlantic Context,” European institutions of higher education are approximately twice as likely as U.S. institutions to…