Regional Ireland Works with Four African Nations to Boost Research The Irish government has launched a project that will bring together all nine universities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with universities in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and…
Regional Norway Signs Agreements with Brazil, Argentina and Chile The Norwegian Ministry of Higher Education and Research has signed agreements on research collaboration and higher education with Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Norway will collaborate in areas such as climate, energy, polar research and fisheries, agreements…
Regional South Asia’s First Regional University Names President South Asia’s first regional university will be built with initial funding of approximately US$2 million from the Indian government. This was among the comments recently made by the newly appointed president of South Asia University. G.S. Chadha…
Regional EU Launches Centralized Student Recruitment Website The European Commission’s Directorate-General has commissioned and launched a centralized website for the promotion of study opportunities at institutions of higher education across 32 European countries. The ‘Study in Europe’ website seeks to educate internationally mobile students about…
Jordan Tertiary Enrollments Quadruple in 17 Years, Labor Market Can’t Keep Up The number of tertiary-level students in Jordan has skyrocketed from approximately 40,000 to 160,000 in 17 years, while the number of universities has increased from four to 26 over the same timeframe. Unfortunately,…