The number of international students studying in China continues to climb, reaching 442,773 last year, according to new statistics from …
Finland: project to attract 100,000 int’l students
A new project out of Finland has set an ambitious target of attracting 100,000 international students to study at Finnish …
Internationalization of HE may be accelerating
Over the past months, since the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States …
Knowledge City to boost science education and research
In an effort to establish itself as a regional hub for higher education, science and technology, Egypt plans to set …
MOOC users reach 58 million globally
The number of users who registered for at least one massive open online course last year reached 58 million, up from …
Hospitality schools: priming global grads for wider management roles
The last annual report of the UNWTO crunched some serious numbers about increased global tourism. One in 11 jobs are in travel …
What makes a ‘good’ university degree programme?
The author of this post is Dr Nita Temmerman – a former pro vice-chancellor (academic) and executive dean (faculty of …
University opens without any teachers
A university without any teachers has opened in California this month. It’s called 42 – the name is taken from …
New Fitbit-style smartphone app aims to help reduce number of university dropouts
Should a student’s performance fall, tutors will be alerted, allowing them to step in and advise. A new Fitbit-style smartphone …
LinkedIn Learning Debuts Over 9,000 Online Courses
Popular career-focused social media site LinkedIn has released LinkedIn Learning, an online learning website devoted to teaching people new career …