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Universities key in fighting global terror – DAAD
Universities have a significant role to play in fighting global terror by guaranteeing solid education and boosting access to students seeking education to improve their livelihoods.
EDUCATION AND CAREER Exhibition in Minsk
On February 14-16, 2019 EDUCATION AND CAREER - the only international specialized exhibition in the republic - will be held in Minsk, Belarus. It will bring together universities, colleges, lyceums, institutes, centers, language schools, and foreign educational institutions.
Academic researchers need a more reliable career path
Current patterns of recruitment of researchers for Danish universities threaten to undermine the quality of university research in the long run, according to a new report by the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFiR).
UK and Japan will launch programme to boost innovation
The cooperation of Great Britain and Japan will influence the scientific and technical progress in the 21st century.
International student tuition and the funding crisis to come
The combination of reduced state support, increasing reliance on tuition fee revenue and decreasing domestic and international enrolment will lead to a crisis in American higher education.
New research collaboration between EU and Russia focuses on infectious diseases
A new EU project on the theme of HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis is a door opener for collaboration between researchers from EU countries and Russia.
Thai authorities promoting Thailand as transnational higher education hub
Foreign branch campuses will get exemption from corporate income tax and restrictions on foreign land ownership, relaxed visa measures, and lower rates of income tax for employees
Academic business: world-class research centers will appear in Russia
The regions of Russia began establishing research and education centers (RECs) to integrate academic science and industry as part of the National project 'Science'. Not less than 15 such centers should be established until 2024.
Collective voice key to international success, say Scottish universities
Collaboration is vital to spread the word of Scottish higher education options.
Italian & Canadian schools partner on exchange
Italian technical college Fondazione Jobs Academy and Mohawk College in Ontario, Canada, have signed an international credit mobility agreement, which will send students and faculty members on exchanges that will be co-funded by an EU grant.
Integration of higher education in Kazakhstan into the global community
Today Kazakhstan is the leader on dynamics of economic and political transformation in Central Asia, which increases its role as a stabilizing ‘center’ of region.
Satellite Navigation Systems: scientists of MAI and Beihang University negotiated joint research
Research groups of Moscow Aviation Institute and Beihang University negotiated the possibility of cooperation in the field of satellite navigation systems
Exchanges are the low-debt option for studying abroad
A Swedish study shows that students who arrange their own study abroad accrue nearly twice as much debt as exchange students and that exchange students do not owe significantly more than students who never study abroad.
Japan: agents competing with universities for outbound mobility – JAOS
Japanese education consultants are increasingly competing with universities to send language students abroad, largely due to government campaigns introduced in the past decade, the Japan Association of Overseas Studies has found.
Rectors’ bodies of 10 nations sign ‘Vienna Declaration’
Organisations representing the heads of universities in 10 European countries have signed a declaration in Vienna, Austria, warning against tendencies to restrict academic freedom and threats to democracy, and defining the role of higher education in society.
The delegation of Kazan Federal University headed by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Research, Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, visited Freiberg Mining Academy in order to sign a new double degree program agreement.
The Institute of Geology of Kazan Federal University discussed the further international strategy
The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University held the meeting of the Board of directors of the Insitute with Olga Vershinina, Director of the Department for External Relations of KFU.
Russia and Germany have signed a roadmap for cooperation in science and education
Russia and Germany have signed a roadmap for cooperation in education and science, research and innovations for developing bilateral scientific and educational dialogue between the two countries in the next decade.
Eurasian economic outlook: development in the context of global changes
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics held the VI International forum "Eurasian Economic Outlook" with support from OJSC International Development Corporation. The event was co-organized by the Saint Petersburg City Administration and the Eurasian Universities Association.
The Near East is ready to actively introduce Russian educational technologies
The AQDAR World Summit was held in Abu Dhabi to present the innovative projects in the field of state administration, education, healthcare, security from the UAE, Germany, Singapore, Jordan, China, India, Egypt, and Russia.
The Iraqi Ambassador visited Ulyanovsk State Technical University
At the end of November 2018 His Excellency Mr. Haidar Mansour Hadi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Russian Federation, visited Ulyanovsk State Technical University.
Veliky Novgorod will become a center of educational innovations in December
The International Conference on Educational Technologies #EdCrunch will take place on December 15 in Veliky Novgorod. It will be devoted to the creation of the inspirational digital educational environment.
Rector of RUDN: mutual recognition of education improves performance of universities
Agreements on mutual recognition of academic credentials encourage universities, departments and faculty members to perform better and enter the international arena.
University without borders: How Russian universities enter the export market
The strategy of leading Russian HEIs is now based on the world-class specialist training and higher education export. This can be achieved through digitization and international projects of sought-after departments.