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IS THE US RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON CHINA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?
November 15th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Enrolments from Chinese students to US universities rose by almost 30% in the academic year 2009-2010, according to the Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors report. However, overall the number of international students choosing to study in America rose by only 3% to 690,923 with first-time student figures rising by only 1%. This has prompted concerns that the US may be becoming too reliant on Chinese students.
CALLS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
June 3rd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
There have been calls from the European University Association for increased funding for universities from European governments. The association wants investment in higher education and research to meet the Barcelona target of 3% for higher education and 2% for research as originally proposed by the European Commission.
STUDY FINDS IRELAND THIRD MOST GLOBALISED NATION
January 29th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Ireland has been ranked the third most globalised nation in the world in a report due to be presented to the World Economic Forum at Davos today.
