WENR, November/December 2002: Africa

Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional New Initiative to Spark African ‘Brain Gain’ In an attempt to attract professionals back home and reverse Africa’s brain drain, the Commonwealth Business Council has launched a new…

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WENR, November/December 2002: Americas

Regional Exam Firm Calls for Benchmark Testing of MBA Skills A testing company plans to offer an exam it hopes will act as a measuring stick for business school graduates, giving people from second-tier schools a chance to compete with graduates from elite MBA programs….

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WENR, November/December 2002: Asia Pacific

Regional Degree Mills Update For an extensive guide to active, emerging and recent degree mills and officially unaccredited universities, compiled from original research by the Higher Education Supplement of The Australian Newspaper, visit the Bogus Institutions Web site. Many TOEFL Test Centers to Close Worldwide…

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WENR, November/December 2002: Europe

Regional New Grants Aim to Keep Bright Talents in Europe Research organizations in Europe have approved a new program of research grants aimed at keeping young talents and scholars working on the continent. The European Young Investigations Awards program is expected to provide an average…

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Intensified Security Measures Leave Many International Students Stranded

by Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR International Student Statistics for 2001-2002 Number of international students enrolled at U.S. institutions of higher education in 2001-02: 582,996 Top countries: India (with 66,836 students), China (63,211), South Korea (49,046), Japan (46,810), Taiwan (28,930), Canada (26,514), Mexico (12,518), Turkey (12,091),…

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