Regional What’s Wrong with the Russian Education System? Buying university grades and places is just the tip of the iceberg, according to a lengthy report on the state of Russian education by the Moscow Times. The English-language daily states that Russia was “once the pride…
Regional European Version of H1B Visa Could Intensify Brain Drain in Developing Nations European Union plans to introduce a ‘blue card’ visa for highly skilled immigrants have raised serious concerns of increased brain drain from Africa. At a European Parliament hearing in June on the…
Georgia Higher Education Reforms Reaping Results The Republic of Georgia has undergone major changes since the so-called Rose Revolution of 2003 ended the 11-year premiership of Eduard Shevardnadze, a former Communist Party boss. His 36-year-old elected replacement, Mikeil Saakashvili, graduated from Columbia University Law School….
Regional Final Selections of Current Erasmus Mundus Scholarships Announced More than 2,000 students and 450 teaching staff from outside Europe have been selected to receive an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the academic year 2008/09. The scholarships allow recipients to study in Europe for one or…
Regional Central Asian Students Migrate Seasonally to Find Work to Pay Tuition With jobs scarce and wages low across Central Asia, many students migrate to Russia during the summer vacation in search of work to pay for the next year’s tuition and living expenses, reports…