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OBAMA PLANS TO DOUBLE AMOUNT OF US STUDENTS IN CHINA
January 25th, 2011 posted by Paul McWilliams
Following just days after the visit of Chinese President, Hu Jintao, US President Barrack Obama has pledged to double the number of Americans studying in China by 2014. The move was backed by Michelle Obama, who called the proposed increase in exchanges “a key component of this administrations’ foreign policy agenda” in a speech at Howard University.
US COLLEGES ASK OBAMA TO LIFT REGULATIONS ON ACADEMIC STUDY IN CUBA
November 1st, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
NAFSA: Association of International Educators and AIEA (Association of International Education Administrators) yesterday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to remove restrictions put in place to limit academic study in Cuba.
OBAMA PLEDGES TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE ACCESSIBLE
August 11th, 2010 posted by Sarah Pont
American President, Barack Obama has urged higher education institutions in the US to “re-take the lead” in offering and providing the best education the world has to offer.
US AND INDONESIA ANNOUNCE JOINT HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
June 30th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
The US is planning to invest US$165 million over the next five years on efforts to strengthen Indonesia’s higher education system, as announced by Presidents Barack Obama and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the G20 summit in Toronto.
MICHELLE OBAMA ENDORSES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
May 19th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
During a commencement address Michelle Obama gave on Sunday for George Washington University’s class of 2010, she focused on the value of international education and urged each student to go global. The First Lady recognized the contributions many of the GW graduates have made both locally and globally, challenged them to “[k]eep being you, to keep doing what you’re doing. Just take it global.” Janice Mulholland of the NAFSA blog reports.
BRITISH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
April 27th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
24-year-old Melissa Ilboudo – who is studying International Development at the University of East Anglia – was one of 12 regional finalists selected out of 1,300 students from 121 different countries who entered this year’s International Student Awards competition, known as Shine!
BEIJING’S BOOST IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITMENT
April 21st, 2010 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
Beijing plans an education overhaul in an attempt to boost the number of international students studying in the city by 14%. the Global Times reported.
OBAMA TO SEND 100,000 AMERICAN STUDENTS TO CHINA
November 25th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
During US President Barack Obama’s well-publicised trip to China last week, the president announced plans to ‘match’ the number of Chinese students studying in the USA over the next four years, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN NEW YORK
August 18th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
The New York Times has reported how Mayor Michael R Bloomberg last week announced plans to spend $50 million of funding on New York’s community colleges if he is elected for a third term.
NAFSA’S BID TO RESTORE ACADEMIC TRAVEL TO CUBA
July 27th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
Eighteen educational organisations, lead by NAFSA Association of International Educators last week sent a letter to president Barack Obama urging him to lift restrictions on academic travel to Cuba, which was imposed by the Bush administration in 2004.
