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Myanmar Partners With U.S. to Rebuild Universities

In what marks the largest U.S. higher education delegation in Myanmar, representatives from nine U.S. universities traveled to the country to develop deeper academic ties and examine potential exchange opportunities. Run by the...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Update on Rohingya Muslims’ Fight for Education

Rohingya Muslim students know what it’s like to be isolated, attacked, and denied attendance to school. They know better than to ask why they can’t use the same reading books as Rakhine students or why they’re...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Myanmar President Aims to Increase Educational Budget

Myanmar’s President, Thein Sein, recently outlined plans to increase the nation’s financial investment in the education sector, stating that education would be the key to progressing economic development. Sein stre...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Vietnam: Art Schools to Abandon Literature Exams?

As Vietnamese art schools draw up their enrollment plans for 2013, principals debate whether the literature exam should be dropped as an entrance requirement. “It’d be better to remove the exam, because the knowledg...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Open Access to Books for Arabic Science Education

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton announced, as one of her last acts in office, a new project that may change the way Arabic speaking teachers and students access information. The Open Book Project (OBP) was launche...
by Catarina Loureiro
 
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Online Trade of College Papers Booming in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slogans such as, “Our knowledge in service of your success,” or “Free up your time for other activities and let us create your work,” advertise a booming business that is taking over BiH and the region. Over the past fe...
by Aldina Dzebo
 
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Eric Schmidt Visits North Korean University

The Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, is visiting various sites in North Korea in a highly publicized tour, for which motivations are not entirely clear. Joining him is the former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richards...
by Sean Yi
 
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Nepali Private Schools Banned From Raising Fees

The Nepali Supreme Court issued a verdict demanding that educational authorities devise reform programs to better regulate the private school sector. The Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Education, Department of Educat...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Hungary: Thousands Protesting Against Education Reforms

Plans for educational reforms were announced by the Hungarian government, which will include budget cuts for universities. In response, thousands of students, teachers, and education trade union members gathered in different ci...
by Sera Yoo
 
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