Regional Students Berate European Commission for Setting Graduation Targets too Low The European Commission has set a goal of graduating 40 percent of college-age people from higher education by 2020. Students have described that as “a problem rather than an ambition.” Ligia Deca, president of…
Regional World Bank Offers Bleak Assessment of Education in the Arab World According to a recent report from the World Bank, the quality of education in the Arab world is falling behind other regions and needs urgent reform if it is to tackle unemployment and…
Regional CIS Countries Sign Cooperation Agreement with Norway A new program for cooperation between higher education institutions in Norway, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia will be launched this spring. The initiative is aimed at contributing to the renewal and internationalization of higher…
Regional Ministers Sign Inter-university Cooperation Agreement The Ministers for Higher Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi met in Bujumbura, Burundi in January 2010 and signed an inter-university cooperation agreement. Under the agreement the states from the Communauté économique des Pays des…
Canada Quebec Extends Foreign Students the Fast Lane to Citizenship In a bid to attract foreign students to its colleges and universities, the province of Quebec is offering up fast-tracked citizenship to students who might otherwise be tempted to study in Australia, Britain, or the…