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Medical Education and the Ethiopian Exodus of Talent
A 2012 study at Addis Ababa University showed that around 53 percent of medical students hoped to emigrate upon graduating, particularly to the United States and Europe.
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Improving Research Productivity in Ethiopia — Carrot or Stick?
A system of rewards that recognizes both institutions and individual researchers for high quality problem-solving research, is a far more effective way to encourage research than to make it mandatory.
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Human Rights Discourse and Refugee Higher Education
A two-pronged approach incorporating both access to higher education along with support programs would further the meaningful implementation of human rights discourse.
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Environmental Context: Not Just for Americans
Finding ways to help colleges better measure “distance travelled” with an eye to evening up admissions systems which are almost unavoidably tilted towards the children of the elite, seems like an awfully good idea.
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International Students in Australia: Practices and Challenges
Australia is one of the most popular study destinations for international students, especially for students originating from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Mexican Higher Education: From Mass to Universal to Compulsory?
The proposed policies lack a comprehensive vision.
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Mexico: Higher Education Under Populism
Despite opposition success in limiting the government’s proposed changes, the outlook for higher education remains bleak.
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Budget Cuts in Brazil
By making what the minister considers a “very small cut”, it will be impossible for universities to conduct daily operations at even minimal standards of quality.