Regional An Asian Erasmus The Japanese government released plans in July to establish a network of academic exchange programs throughout Asia. Based on the European ERASMUS program, which helps students transfer and accumulate credits between European universities, the proposal has the potential to greatly expand…
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…
Iran One Private University Commands 58% of Total Tertiary Enrollments Islamic Azad University, a private university, was established in 1982 to help deal with soaring demand and a chronic lack of capacity in the public higher-education system. In the 26 years since then, Azad has…
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 A New Approach to Combating Brain Drain Countries on the African continent lose an estimated 70,000 highly qualified scholars and experts each year mostly to developed countries, according to the World Bank. National initiatives to stem this outflow have largely failed. A new project…