Iraq Higher Education Reforms in the Works According to plans announced by the government in October, Iraq plans to rebuild its higher education system by giving financial and administrative independence to universities, establishing specialized institutions and allowing foreign universities to open branches in the country….
Russia Students Tweet in Protest Journalism students at Moscow State University used Twitter to protest the way an appearance of Russia’s president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, was staged in October. The appearance was used by the government to portray Medvedev as being in touch with young…
Regional The Future of Cross-Border Higher Education in Africa While Africa has not experienced the boom of foreign education providers that has been seen in other parts of the world, there are at least eight branch campuses on the African continent operated by universities from…
Regional Joint Degrees Gain Traction as a Means of Internationalizing the Campus According to a report from the Institute of International Education, joint- and dual-degree programs are an increasingly popular way for universities to increase the internationalization of their campuses and raise their global profile….
Regional Business Professors Head East The Financial Times reports that internationally mobile business professors are heading to Asia in increasing numbers, reversing a trend that has traditionally seen professors heading to the United States to teach. China and Singapore have become particularly attractive destinations for…