Regional HP and UNESCO Continue Work to Increase Regional ‘Brain Gain’ Hewlett-Packard and UNESCO announced in October the expansion of their joint ‘Brain Gain initiative’ from five universities in the pilot phase to 15 additional institutions of higher education in the Middle East and Africa…
Azerbaijan Increased Scholarships for Students Overseas Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Education has announced plans to increase funds by 30 percent for students who study abroad. Officials also noted that the number of foreign students studying in Azerbaijan has increased thanks to programs such as oil studies….
Regional African, South American Universities Deepen Alliances Nations in Africa and South America plan to deepen their alliances by cooperating in areas of mutual interest, including higher education, science and technology. The plan was approved by heads of state at the second Africa-South America Summit…
Australia Investigation into Treatment of Foreign Students Underway Australia’s reputation has been damaged by its treatment of overseas students, its third-biggest source of foreign income, said the head of an inquiry. Bruce Baird, a former Australian lawmaker, was appointed by the Australian government to review…
Regional New QA Agencies Added to Continent’s Register As part of Europe’s commitment to higher-education reform, undertaken through the Bologna Process, the region created a quality assurance register that would guarantee certain standards among agencies it listed. Created in 2008, the European Quality Assurance Register…