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International cooperation pushes Malaysia towards higher education goals
MALAYSIA, 2017/07/15 Malaysia is strengthening its position as a destination for international students, having recently inked bilateral deals related to tertiary-level education with partners in Turkey and Senegal. The majority recent of these moves took place in May, at the same time as Malaysia’s Al Bukhary International University and Turkey’s Ibn Haldun University signed an agreement to work on a collaborative education programme. -
Child marriage will cost the world $4tn by 2030
WORLD, 2017/07/02 Ending child marriage could add additional than $4tn to the world economy, curb people increase and transform the lives of millions of young women worldwide, claim researchers. A study by the World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women, the initial to quantify the financial cost of the practice, suggests that eradicating child marriage would save governments money while enabling girls to complete their education and get better jobs. -
India hospitality and catering institute graduates 15th class
INDIA, 2017/05/29 The 2013-2017 class of Banarsidas Chandiwala Insititute of Hospitality and Catering Technology held its passing out and farewell function today, May 3, 2017, it’s 15th group of graduates in the 4-year degree course. Director Bhupesh Kumar wished the students well in their next endeavors in the presence of the chief guest of the event, Rishabh Tandon, Human Resource and Training Manager for Crowne Plaza New Delhi Okhla. -
Seychelles promotes eco-culture tourism in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia
INDONESIA, 2017/05/29 Seychelles recently organized the visit of 15 youths and students from 8 nations to Kutai Kartanegara in East Kalimantan as part of its effort to help promote compassionate destinations of eco-culture in Indonesia. Seychelles Appropriate Envoy for ASEAN, Mr. Nico Barito, said the youth and students came from France, the Netherlands, Japan, Liberia, Madagascar, Belgium, Dominican Republic, and Italy. -
Tom Hooper, CEO at Canterbury Development Corporation.
WORLD, 2017/03/06 At a time at the same time as we have been reflecting on our recent completed, the annual influx of students is bringing an energy and vibrancy that reflects the city we are today and all the potential we have here in Christchurch and Canterbury. International students are attracted here by the established quality and reputation of our education providers. Recent openings like the University of Canterbury's Engineering Core and Rolleston College exemplify the new national-of-the-art educational facilities we have and demonstrate how well equipped we are for the next. I spoke last week at the Christchurch and Canterbury International Education Conference 2017 about the price of international education and its critical importance for our region's next. -
Higher earning Why a university degree is worth more in some countries than others
AFGHANISTAN, 2016/12/11 A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree. The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names. -
Chinese government scholarships a great help to Kenya
CHINA, 2016/09/04 The scholarships offered by the Chinese government to Kenyan students have been a great help to the country that has been struggling to enrol all qualified school leavers in public universities for a lot of years, a senior government official has said. Professor Colletta Suda, the Principal Secretary in the national department of higher education, says one of the greatest challenges in the country's education sector is the opportunity to increase access to higher education. -
Mobilizing Education for Global Health
WORLD, 2016/06/11 Education is a fundamental right for everyone, from presently on lack of access to education continues to be a core driver in the world health epidemic. Across the world, 59 million children and 65 million adolescents are out of school and additional than 120 million children do not complete primary education. Education is often referred to as the great equalizer and is critical to improving socio-economic conditions. It opens doors to better employment, access to healthcare and from presently on the ability to support a family. At the same time as families are educated, healthy and self-sufficient, they can strengthen their communities. -
Liberia lauds Confucius institute donations to boost education
CHINA, 2016/03/23 The Liberian government has commended China's Confucius Institute at the University of Liberia for donating assorted educational, medical, sports and nutritional supplies to children at Lolognta Childhood Development Center in Sinkor, Monrovia. The donation is an extra manifestation of the authentic people to people friendship between China and Liberia, Minister of National for appropriate duties, Sylvester M. Grigsby, said at the handing over ceremony on Friday. -
Why Malaysian Universities Are Performing Poorly
MALAYSIA, 2016/03/20 Malaysian public universities have dropped in the Times Higher Education University Rankings over the last few years. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) made 87th position in 2013, but as at 2015, no Malaysian university made the top 100 Asian rankings. Malaysian public universities have as well shown mixed results in other rankings like the QS rankings, where three Malaysian universities had slight rises in their rankings, while Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), International Islamic Universiti Malaysia (IIUM), and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), all slipped in rankings from previous years. No Malaysian university made the top 100, According to the QS ranking profiles, Malaysian universities have lost significant ground in academic reputation and tend to be weak in research, where no Malaysian university reached the top 400.
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