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Archive for January, 2010
OBAMA ENDORSES PLAN TO BOOST NUMBER OF MATHS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
January 13th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
An initative to vastly increase the number of maths and science teachers across America has been endorsed by President Obama, with the aim of training 5,000 new teachers over the next five years.
GOOGLE FOUNDING INVESTOR DONATES $2M TO UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
January 12th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
A University of British Columbia (UBC) alumnus widely credited for mentoring Google’s founders and helping establish the company yesterday donated $2 million to the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI).
STUDY FINDS PARENTAL PRESSURE AFFECTS UNIVERSITY CHOICES
January 11th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Research by students at the University of Westminster has found that a quarter of London’s university students felt pressured by their parents into choosing a particular degree course or institution.
USC OFFERS COURSE IN AMERICAN CULTURE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
January 8th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
A new non-credit elective course at the University of Southern California, aiming to explain US culture and lingo, is helping international students feel a little more at home.
SMALL US COLLEGES TACKLE 2010 ENROLLMENT FEARS
January 7th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
At a meeting of the Council of Independent Colleges in Florida this week, most of the 60 or so college presidents gathered expressed their fears about failing to meet enrollment targets in 2010.
THOMSON REUTERS TO COMPILE NEW TIMES WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
January 6th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Work has begun between Thomson Reuters, the leading research-analysis company, and thousands of universities globally to build a unique database that will be used to create the annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, reports Phil Baty for THE.
SALMAN RUSHDIE TO SPEAK AT NAFSA 2010 CONFERENCE IN KANSAS CITY
January 5th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Renowned novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie will be the keynote speaker at the opening plenary of NAFSA’s 2010 conference in Kansas City. Rushdie will address conference attendees on Tuesday, June 1, at the Kansas City Convention Center.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREER ADVISERS ANNOUNCED
January 4th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
The Acting Minister for Education, Kim Carr, has announced the 92 career advisers who have been awarded an Australian Government Scholarship for Career Advisers.
