Botswana Botswana, South Africa Agree to Cooperate in Quality Assurance The Tertiary Education Council (TEC) of Botswana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council for Higher Education (CHE) of South Africa that would ease cross-border academic mobility between the two countries. The…
Canada Program to Draw Foreign Students Deemed Failure Many international students in Canada are moving to the United States or other countries to work after graduation despite an after-graduation job program designed to keep them in Canada. A report, commissioned by the Canadian Bureau for…
Australia Ranking Measures Universities’ International Standing, ANU Wins Out Breaking a tie for the top spot in last year’s Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research standings, Australia National University edged out the University of Melbourne as the Australian university with the best international…
Regional Qualifications Framework Approved by European Parliament The European Parliament voted in favor of adopting the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF) in October. The EQF is designed to increase the readability of qualifications across Europe by providing a broad outline of the learning…
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…