The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to grant automatic mutual recognition of each other’s higher education …
Canada announces Student Direct Stream for four Asian countries
Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched a Student Direct Stream (SDS) to make processing times faster for students …
Rise of Chinese research strength continues
The Nature Index tables for 2018 analyse research published in 82 high-quality natural science journals, selected by two independent panels of scientists, …
WES plots digital revolution of ‘badges’
World Education Services has issued a new set of ‘digital badges’ to a select group of clients in a move …
Countries ready for the coming wave of automation
South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany and Canada are the countries most prepared for the coming wave of automation driven by …
World Reputation Rankings 2018
The leading provider of higher education data Times Higher Education (THE) presented the World Reputation Rankings 2018. This rankig is …
Turkey’s ‘new target’ of 350,000 international students
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the country is aiming to attract 350,000 international students – nearly doubling …
AUS tops list of universities
Sharjah: For the second year running, the American University of Sharjah (AUS) has topped the Times Higher Education (THE) list …
Nobel prize would give teaching the prestige it needs
Higher education leaders should create a “Nobel Prize for Teaching” to give it the “prestige” that it deserves, according to …
UK Universities minister supports study abroad
UK Universities minister Sam Gyimah has pledged his support for a UUKi campaign aiming to double the percentage of UK …