Regional Middle East and Asia Prove Popular as Transnational Education Locations A new report from the British Council ranks countries according to how favorable their climates are for transnational higher education and evaluates the impact of cross-border education on host countries. Overall, the report finds that transnational education…
Iran 14,000 International Students in Iranian Universities According to Iran’s minister of science, research, and technology, Kamran Daneshjoo, there are 14,000 international students currently studying at Iran’s universities, and efforts are underway to attract as many as 25,000 by 2015. “The improvement of the quality…
Regional UK Tightens Visa Entry Standards for Indians, While France Loosens Them Just a week after reports in July that the UK government was considering imposing cash bonds on Indian students entering the country, France announced a series of measures, including easing certain visa rules,…
Regional Australia and Japan to Boost Educational Exchange Representatives of more than 100 Japanese universities have been briefed about the Australian government’s new strategy to increase engagement with Asia, raising hopes that mobility between the countries will improve. Representatives of Australian Education International (AEI), a government…
Regional Majority of Overseas African PhDs Plan to Return Home Most African doctoral students studying abroad plan to return home at the end of their studies, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), due to be published in October. Although 90…