Can a Modern University Build Bridges to Historically Isolated North Korea?

The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) is the first university in North Korea founded and run by foreigners, mainly from the United States, China, and South Korea, offering a Western Education. Inaugurated i...

by Nashrah Ahmed

Full Story »

10 Years After Invasion, Iraq’s Education Still Suffering

10 years after the destructive US invasion, Iraq’s Education infrastructure has yet to recover. A recent UNESCO report reveals that a mere nine per cent of Iraqi adults have finished secondary school. The report lists extensi...

by Alex Leedom

Full Story »

University of Liberia Suspends All Classes

The University of Liberia, the nation’s most prestigious institute of higher learning, has cancelled all classes and suspended all campus activities until further notice. Trouble began brewing in mid-November when the uni...

by Sean Yi

Full Story »

Rural University in Bolivia Reaches Out to Indigenous Youth

In Bolivia, one of the major challenges facing youth is access to higher education. As young people in rural, indigenous communities in particular often face difficulties in attending university, the Unidad Académica Campesina...

by Carla Drumhiller

Full Story »

College Fair in Zimbabwe Encourages Students to Join International Institutions

Last week in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, eighteen representatives from universities in the US, Canada, and Spain set up a college fair to encourage students to apply to international institutions. The representatives claim...

by Sean Yi

Full Story »

Rift Widens in Nigerian Lecturer Strike

Tensions continue to rise as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigerian federal government make no progress in negotiations. The union insists that the government honor its commitment to an agreement estab...

by Sean Yi

Full Story »

Pakistan’s Universities Fail to Comply with Sexual Harassment Policies

According to Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC), 80% of the country’s universities have failed to comply with regulations established to prevent sexual harassment of students. Only 35 of the country’s 14...

by Amanda Lubit

Full Story »

India’s President Petitions to Improve Higher Education

India’s President Pranab Mukherjee expressed his disappointment over the current state of India’s academic institutions during the 23rd annual convocation of Pondicherry University. He regretted the shortage of hig...

by Rachel Pozivenec

Full Story »

Overcrowded University System Holds Back Mexican Youth

After a summer of bad publicity about education reform protests and textbook gaffes, another problem looms on the horizon for Mexico’s education system. Mexico’s universities are becoming increasingly overcrowded, and those...

by Carla Drumhiller

Full Story »

Page 1 of 812 3 4 Next ›last »