Regional Regional University to Service Central Asia A team of international scholars is creating a regional university that will serve some of the most remote and poverty-stricken areas of Central Asia. The University of Central Asia will bring secular education to the people of Tajikistan,…
Regional Forum Pushes Free Educational Resources Free educational resources are critically important for ensuring access to quality higher education in developing countries and full participation of universities in the global arena, said participants of a July forum on the impact of open courseware for higher…
Russia U.S., Russia Streamline Visa Fees, Process The visa fee for Russian students wishing to study in the United States has been reduced from $500 – an average month’s salary for some in Russia – to $65. Not only have visa fees been slashed both…
Regional Three Universities Team Up for European MBA Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom, the University of Mannheim in Germany and ESSEC in France are set to launch the first master’s in business administration program tailored specifically for the European market in September. The…
Azerbaijan Veil Banned at Universities Baku State University and the Azerbaijan State Medical University are among the handful of institutions in Azerbaijan that have banned female students from wearing the headscarf on campus. Although the universities claim to be adhering to the country’s secular constitution,…