Bahrain Kuwait and Oman refuse to Recognize Degrees from Private Universities in Bahrain Officials in Kuwait and Oman are refusing to recognize the credentials of those with degrees from a number of private universities in Bahrain, which in turn has prompted Bahraini officials to launch…
Iran University Extends Invitation to Bush An Iranian university invited US President George W. Bush to talk on campus, a week after his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was given a frosty reception at New York’s Columbia University. The head of Ferdowsi University in Iran’s second…
Jordan US Pledges $30 Billion to Educate Iraqi Refugees in Jordan and other Neighboring Countries The top U.S. envoy on refugees announced in late August that the United States will increase its support to countries hosting Iraqi refugees with a US$30 million grant for education….
Regional Students from the Region Increasingly Studying in New Zealand and Australia Universities in New Zealand and Australia are recruiting students from the Middle East much more aggressively than in the past, and judging from enrollment numbers, their efforts are paying dividends, especially as those…
Belarus Expelled Belarusian Students to Study in Poland The coordinator of the Belarusian opposition’s committee for support of political victims, Ala Karol, told the Belapan news agency on August 6 that 44 students who were expelled from Belarusian universities will be provided with training under…