Student Lounge
When we think of earning an undergraduate or graduate degree, we often assume that the best school for us should be defined by how Times Higher Education, Academic Ranking of World Universities, or U.S. News and World Report rank North American colleges and universities. Sure, schools with world-renowned reputations can open many doors for their [...]
Two West African countries, Ghana and Nigeria, have developed more advanced methods for detecting admissions application fraud among potential college students. A large part of this ongoing problem has stemmed from the number of applications that universities receive from students in other countries, though it certainly is not limited to international students.
The various types of [...]
Throughout Zambia, institutions of higher education have been facing a multitude of problems for years. Because a host of governmental issues have prevented any real progress from being made, officials recently decided to start promoting public private partnerships (PPP) in an effort to finally try to meet some of the needs that have been overlooked.
As [...]
In February 2010, the American University in Cairo debuted three new schools to enhance their curriculum offerings to students. This university is the oldest private educational institution for higher education in Egypt, and it has been in existence for 90 years.
The new schools are business, graduate education, and global affairs and public policy. The American [...]
After more than four weeks of a strike imposed by college lecturers in Zimbabwe, new salary hikes have been implemented, putting an end to the disruption, at least for the time being. A civil servant strike remains in effect for dozens of other workers throughout the country, however, and at present there is no end [...]