International Higher Ed News

	International Higher Ed News
	International Higher Ed News Iranian university dean invites Bush to address professors, students TEHRAN Iran The dean of a northeastern Iranian university has invited U.S. President George W. Bush to address professors and students and answer their questions on human rights, terrorism and the Holocaust, state television reported Monday. Oct 2, 2007, 03:26 International Higher Ed News Irish political party Fianna Fail starts recruitment drive in Northern Ireland universities DUBLIN Ireland Fianna Fail, the political party that has dominated politics in the Republic of Ireland for decades, began recruiting university students Tuesday in Northern Ireland its first concrete move into the British territory. Sep 25, 2007, 14:43 International Higher Ed News How India�s affirmative action law is joining Christians and Muslims MEDIPALLY, India Every Sunday, women and children gather to pray in a tiny, white-washed church on the edge of this southern Indian village, sitting cross-legged on blue plastic sheets as they sing Christian hymns. Sep 19, 2007, 14:39 International Higher Ed News Turkey's PM says ban on headscarf in state universities should be removed ISTANBUL Turkey A ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in Turkish universities should be lifted, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, signaling a significant change in his stance on the contentious issue. Sep 19, 2007, 14:35 International Higher Ed News South Korea court refuses to issue arrest warrant for ex-professor in fake degree scandal A South Korean court rejected a prosecutors' request Tuesday for a warrant to arrest a former college professor accused of faking her Yale doctorate in an escalating scandal that forced a senior presidential aide to quit. Sep 18, 2007, 13:26 International Higher Ed News Venezuela's Chavez Warns Private Schools CARACAS Venezuela President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to close or take over any private school that refuses to submit to the oversight of his socialist government as it develops a new curriculum and textbooks. Sep 17, 2007, 14:32 International Higher Ed News Chinese universities amass huge debts as student enrollment, operating costs soar BEIJING China's universities are getting a lesson in debt. Aug 15, 2007, 11:13 International Higher Ed News In Hong Kong, flashy test tutors gain icon status HONG KONG When Richard Eng isn't teaching English grammar to high-school students, he might be cruising around Hong Kong in his Lamborghini Murcielago. Or in Paris, on one of his seasonal shopping sprees. Or relaxing in his private, custom-installed karaoke room festooned with giant Louis Vuitton logos. Aug 14, 2007, 22:22 International Higher Ed News U.S. university donating medical supplies to Uganda DURHAM North Carolina A neurosurgeon at an elite U.S. university has gathered several tons of medical equipment, some of which sat unused at the school's medical facility, and is planning on donating it to a Ugandan hospital. Aug 13, 2007, 22:25 International Higher Ed News Malaysia to issue guidelines on punishment for students KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Malaysia's Education Ministry will issue specific guidelines on how teachers should discipline students following an outcry over several recent cases that were condemned as student abuse, news reports and an official said Friday. Jul 27, 2007, 21:41 International Higher Ed News Univ. of Mississippi to Open Japanese Saturday School OXFORD Miss. The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs. Jul 16, 2007, 13:32 International Higher Ed News In Turkey, Complaining About High School Exams Can Land You In Court ISTANBUL Turkey As punk rock goes, a song bemoaning a high school exam hardly sounds like the stuff of anarchy. But in Turkey it can land you in court, as an Istanbul rock band has discovered. Jul 16, 2007, 13:14 International Higher Ed News Zimbabwean President Mugabe Faces Rebukes, Retraction of Honorary Degrees Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe � once honored as one of the world�s leading human rights activists by universities in the United States and England � is now being reprimanded in those countries as one of the world�s worst human rights villains. Jul 12, 2007, 14:00 International Higher Ed News Malaysian PM Says Affirmative Action Policy Still Needed To Ensure Unity KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Malaysia's leader defended the country's decades-old affirmative action policy for majority Malays, saying Tuesday it was still needed to narrow income disparity among ethnic groups and ensure national unity. Jul 10, 2007, 19:58 International Higher Ed News 15 Iranian Reformist Students Beaten and Detained TEHRAN Iran Fifteen Iranian reformist students and one mother were beaten up by police and plainclothes security agents and detained Monday on the anniversary of a bloody raid on a Tehran university dormitory, student leaders said. Jul 9, 2007, 20:27 More Headlines

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