Turkey’s Bilkent University has taken a lead in digitizing a maximum number of publications and making them available to readers …
Indian finance minister allocates £46.6m to create “world class institutions”
India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to allocate £46.6 million to create “world-class institutions” in a bid to attract …
Uni portal aims to be “TripAdvisor” with job focus
A new university search site, UniAdvisor, has been launched by the entrepreneur aimed at internationally educated graduates, CTurtle. Shane Dillon, …
Turkey aims to host 200,000 international students
Turkey is aiming to enrol 200,000 international students by 2023, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said at an event in …
Staff Training Week for the Erasmus+ Programme Countries
2019 May 27-31 for the first time on basis of Igor Sikorsky KPI there was International Staff Training Week for the Erasmus+ Programme Countries. University hosted 15 …
Universities address demand for AI in Japan
Many universities are establishing departments to help foster students in the age of artificial intelligence and big data, which refers …
Career is key motivator for students choosing to study abroad
Better employment prospects and work experience during and after their studies are the key motivators pushing prospective students to look …
Student exchange, staff mobility still gaining popularity
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supported more academics and students in 2018 than ever before, with figures peaking at …
China surges forward in renewable energy research
Increasing lead over US and Europe may raise questions over who controls future of green technology China is pulling ahead …
UK universities lose grants and staff as Brexit uncertainty grows
Leading academics express doubt about UK government’s ability to underwrite large EU funding packages Leading professors have warned that uncertainty …