The vast majority of learners on massive open online courses or MOOCs never return after their first year and low …
Europe set for automatic recognition of qualifications
On 14 November 2018, the Council of the European Union made the groundbreaking decision to unanimously adopt a recommendation to …
China reaps rewards of heavy investment in science
The number of Chinese world-class scientists in 2018 was 7.9% of the total number of 6,078, up from 5.9% share …
Arab countries to build world’s largest digital library
Egypt will cooperate with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to build the largest digital library …
American science in decline as China’s rises
American scientists published 409,000 science, technology and medical papers in 2017, according to the journal Learned Publishing, which analysed data from …
Which countries are best at widening access to higher education?
A new report shows that England, Australia and Cuba are leaders in widening participation, while Japan and Russia lag behind. …
Indian government to draft new education policy
For the first time in more than two decades, the government of India is drafting a new education policy which …
Law students in India can choose course on Harry Potter
A law university in Kolkata in India is offering a new course on Harry Potter that will encourage students to …
China’s 1st private university inaugurated, borrows fundraising model from Harvard, Yale
China’s first private research university was officially inaugurated in Hangzhou on Saturday in a move that Chinese experts said would …
US: International graduate students drop 4%
First-time international graduate enrolments at US institutions have decreased for the second time since 2003, dropping by 3.7% between 2016 …