Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional EU Makes Plans to Retain Top Researchers European Union leaders are taking steps to create a European Institute of Technology to compete with similar institutions in North America…
Regional Continent Falling Short of Education Goals African Education Ministers met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January to evaluate the First Decade of the UNESCO sponsored Education For All (EFA) program. The gathered ministers estimated the number of African children currently denied school to be…
Belarus Students Forced to Support Presidential Candidate University students in Belarus claim that they may only take exams if they agree to sign a nomination form to support President Alaksandr Lukashenka for his re-election bid in March. According to the Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna,…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Australia Second Overseas University Looking to Enter Australian Market Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University is seeking accreditation of its MBA degree programs in Australia. If successful, Heriot-Watt would become the second…
Iraq Academics and Institutions Threatened Once considered one of the best in the region, Iraq’s system of higher education is being “systematically liquidated”, according to the human rights organization Brussels Tribunal. Conservative estimates by the group suggest that following the U.S.-led invasion of the country…