Regional University Attendance Continues to Rise Students are attending university in ever increasing numbers. In 2006, 56 percent of school-leavers in industrialized countries went on to university, up from 37 percent in 1995, according to the annual OECD Education at a Glance report published in…
Bahrain Region’s First Polytechnic Opens The Bahrain Polytechnic began operations in September with an initial enrollment of 240 students, making it the only polytechnic to be established within the Gulf region, according to Eye on Dubai. The new institution is offering a wide selection of…
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…
Cameroon Up to 83% of 15-35 Year Olds Want to Emigrate With a severe lack of job opportunities at home, a huge number of students have left Cameroon in recent years to pursue higher studies abroad. According to a 2007 study by the non-governmental organization…
Bolivia Three Indigenous-Language Universities to Open Next year, Bolivia plans to open three indigenous universities that will teach in Aymara, Quechua, and Guarani, which are co-official languages in the South American country, along with Spanish. The universities will focus on fields in high demand and…