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Posts Tagged ‘President Obama’

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LURED INTO “SHAM UNIVERSITIES”

March 21st, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont

Many US senators are calling on President Obama to crack down on sham universities which serve as a front for getting foreign nationals into the United States on student visas.

VICTORY IS IN SIGHT FOR STUDENTS FIGHTING FOR BETTER HEALTHCARE PLANS IN THE US

February 10th, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont

The Department of Health and Human Services have proposed a new regulation under the Public Health Service Act and Affordable Care Act that would see new rules put in place for student health insurance coverage.

BUSINESS LEADERS IN INDIA APPLAUD PROGRESS ON HIGHER EDUCATION

November 17th, 2010 posted by Sarah Pont

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry higher education summit was held in New Delhi last week. Here, participants acknowledged that more work is needed to revitalise the country’s stressed and old-fashioned higher-education system. It was said that Parliament has yet to approve the proposed reforms, but despite this many offered optimistic assessments.

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.

BURKINA FASO STUDENT NAMED UK INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR

May 24th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

The British Council has named Melissa Ilboudo, 24, from Burkina Faso, International Student of the Year. Melissa, who is studying International Development at the University of East Anglia, fought off competition from over 1,300 students from 121 countries to win the competition known as Shine!

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.

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.