WENR, Apr. 2006: Africa

Regional AU Head Criticizes Developed Nations on Issue of Brain Drain President of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konare, criticized the immigration policies of developed nations this month, asserting that their selective immigration policies constitute a “brain trade” that hinders African development. Speaking in early…

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WENR, Apr. 2006: Russia & The Commonwealth of Independent States

Armenia New Education Law to Reinvent Struggling Education System The Armenian National Assembly is confident that a wide-reaching education bill will be passed before the start of the school year in September. The new law will introduce a 12-year education system to replace the current…

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WENR, Apr. 2006: Asia Pacific

Australia Flow of Foreign Students to Australian Universities Down Australian Education International, a wing of the Australian Department of Education, released figures in February that illustrated a dramatic slowdown in the number of new foreign students enrolling at Australian institutions of higher education. The number…

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WENR, Apr. 2006: Middle East and North Africa

Bahrain Women’s University Expands, Gains International Partners The Royal University for Women (RUW) in West Riffa is expanding locally and internationally. The university’s new six-building campus, including a library, student union, and gymnasium, is 60 percent completed and scheduled to be ready to open at…

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WENR, Apr. 2006: Americas

Regional Registrars Group Fights to Protect its Reputation The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) have filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against the American Universities Admissions Program (AUAP) in an effort to protect its reputation, and unmask AUAP as a fraudulent…

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