WENR, April 2018: Middle East
Qatar: Blockade Stifles Higher Education Collaboration in Gulf Region
Egypt: Universities Heavily Represented in Times Higher Education Arab World Rankings; and more
Lessons from Kentucky: Beyond International Students as a Fiscal Fix
What happens when international student interest in the U.S. dwindles, and how can administrators react? Those questions loom large at institutions throughout America. Nowhere is this more true than at institutions that are, like Kentucky, in the nation’s heartland.
WENR, April 2018: Africa
Pan-Africa: AAU Opens First Regional Office in East Africa
Ghana: Government Announces Ambitious Plan to Modernize TVET; and more
Confucius Institutes and U.S. Exchange Programs: Public Diplomacy Through Education
While we consider the important questions that are raised by the presence of Confucius Institutes on U.S. campuses – especially in the context of current White House “America First” rhetoric, policies, and personnel – it’s an opportune time to consider how Public Diplomacy through education has been used in the past.
WENR, April 2018: Asia Pacific
Australia: Controversy over Chinese Influence on Australian Campuses
Bangladesh: Outbound Student Mobility Is Growing; and more