International

As countries vow to become international centers for higher education, can educators distinguish between hype and reality? How do hubs differ?

U.S. universities are recruiting increasing numbers of students from abroad, but many worry about the students' disconnection from campus life.

Florida International University has embarked on an ambitious effort to internationalize the curriculum and assess students' global learning.

The growth of liberal arts colleges in the Netherlands has helped pave the way for broader changes in the country’s higher education sector.

Russia wants to build a top university, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, from scratch. “Skoltech” enjoys the patronage of politicians and mentorship from MIT, but some fear the “best” is being built at expense of the base.  

UNLV is the latest Western university to end its branch campus in Singapore -- at least in its current form.

Eager to increase their international enrollments, colleges create more conditional admission and pathway options for students lacking in English language proficiency. The challenge: uphold minimum standards while expanding access.

New preliminary research suggests that the risk of sexual assault for female undergraduates increases during study abroad.

U. of Queensland graduates its first class from its clinical school in Louisiana as medical education in general grows more international.

The Harpswell Foundation provides housing and leadership training to some of Cambodia’s top female college students.