What awaits Cypriot students studying in England after Brexit?
The Parliamentary Committee on Educational Affairs and Culture has drafted a number of amendments that should regulate the situation of Cypriot students studying in the UK
First Forum of Rectors of Russia and Kyrgyzstan to be held in Bishkek
About 70 agreements on cooperation and implementation of joint programs and projects are scheduled to be signed
Japan will strengthen the security regime in universities to prevent technology leakage to China
According to The Japan News, the Japanese government intends to strengthen the security regime in private universities through which cutting-edge technologies might leak to other countries, in particular, to China.
Uzbekistan & QS: agreement on supporting universities to join WUR
The Minister of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Inom Madzhidov and the QS Regional Director (Quacquarelli Symonds) Zoya Zaitseva within the framework of Ilm-fan - 2020 program (Science 2020) signed a strategic agreement to support universities to join the QS WUR ranking
The US will support school education reforms in Uzbekistan
The Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan and the US Government signed a memorandum of understanding to support the reforms in the sphere of school education.
UK govt announces new international education strategy
The UK developed the strategy that includes a number of measures to boost the sector’s role in the global market as the country prepares to leave the EU.
54 networks bid to join European Universities pilot
By the 28 February deadline, dozens of bids have been received to join the pilot of the European Universities Initiative proposed by President Emmanuel Macron of France in 2017.
Russian unique device was presented at Dubai Innovation Week
“Laboratory of the Future” of Ural Federal University presented a unique device for electrical grid local repair called “Kanatokhod” (“Cablewalker”) at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Innovation Week in Dubai.
Students to present their start-up instead of a thesis
Students at all Russian universities are to be allowed the option of presenting a start-up that they have launched instead of submitting a traditional masters thesis, the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education has announced.
The new owner of the British edition Times Higher Education
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Times Higher Education (THE) from TPG Capital
Prioritise student and academic involvement in int’l education, EURIE told
On February 27-March 01, 2019 the Eurasia Higher Education Summit was held in Instanbul where the issues of higher education internationalization in Europe and Asia were discussed.
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities: January 2019
The Webometrics Ranking is released twice a year by the Spanish Cybermetrics Lab, part of the National Research Council of Spain
WSU to explore partnerships in Kazakhstan
The Washington State University Carson College of Business has been awarded $20,000 by the American Councils for International Education to build partnerships with Kazakhstani universities in an effort to strengthen business education and collaborative research.
Study in UAE’ targeting exchange students
The United Arab Emirates has launched a “Study in UAE” campaign hoping to build the reputation for the nation’s ‘home-grown’ institutions as well as the destination’s attractiveness as a location for exchange mobility.
Another double-digit growth for Canada, but diversity concerns raised
China and India accounted for more than double the amount of students in Canada than all of the other top-10 countries put together.
Chinese language will be taught at schools and universities in Saudi Arabia
The decision was made on Friday during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to the Chinese capital Beijing
The 8th Annual International Universities Networking Conference & Edu Agency Workshop will take place in Moscow, Russia, on 13-16 May 2019
Universities step up support for foreign students to find jobs at Japanese firms
Universities are stepping up their support for foreign students in finding jobs at Japanese companies by establishing career-oriented classes for credit and offering special courses to help them learn about job-hunting rules, which are peculiar to Japan.
THE to hold first China Universities Forum
Times Higher Education is holding its first symposium dedicated to China’s emerging world-class universities on March 29-30, 2019 in partnership with Nankai University in Tianjin.
SCO Center for public diplomacy opens in Uzbekistan
The Center for Public Diplomacy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was officially opened on January 29 in Tashkent
Dutch Internationalisation “gains pace”
A growing number of Dutch students are gaining international experience through learning languages, taking part in an exchange abroad or using an international curriculum.
Finding a sustainable future for student mobility
International student mobility is faced with several serious political and economic changes, risks and challenges. Will the growth momentum of international students continue over the next 25 years and remain sustainable?
Japan: HEI makes study abroad compulsory
Japan’s Chiba University has revealed that study abroad will become a compulsory element of undergraduate and postgraduate programs for all students entering the university from 2020.