Regional Tightening the Screw on Overseas Medical Providers The investigative branch of the U.S. Congress has called on the Department of Education to start looking into issues of quality and value at for-profit foreign medical schools where American students use federal student loans to cover…
Regional Four Top Asian Business Schools Unite to Recruit Abroad The business schools of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and Nanyang Technological University, along with the China Europe International Business School and the Indian School of Business, have formed a recruiting and marketing…
Finland New University Act Frees Institutions from Government Control University World News reports that a new universities act has transformed institutions from branches of the government into independent legal entities, allowing them to more freely raise revenues from private donations and bequests. Donations of EUR850-250…
Iran Parliament Rejects Ahmadinejad University Reform Bill Legislators rejected an education bill on June 20 in a debate that is closely linked to Iranian political rivalries, pitting supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against the reformist camp and one of its main leaders, Ayatollah Ali Akbar…
Kyrgyzstan Universities Reopen for Exams Despite Extensive Damage Caused by Unrest Several badly damaged universities in Southern Kyrgyzstan re-opened in late June two weeks after unrest erupted and caused their closure. The universities reopened in time to allow students to take their final examinations, but…