More Americans are going overseas to study--and more are choosing to go to Asia, Africa and South America instead of the traditional European destinations (although these still remain quite popular). http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/nov/131996.htm...
Topics: USA

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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091017b2.html Asia student exchange program eyed SEOUL (Kyodo) South Korea, Japan and China are seeking to create a student exchange program modeled on Europe's Erasmus scheme that would allow their...
Topics: Campus Asia, China, Erasmus, Japan, South Korea, student exchange

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http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/10/19/200910190031.asp Excerpt follows, see links to KH for full article: --------- Why study abroad? Last week's "World University Rankings" appear under the...
Topics: EFL, ELT, export of English, IELTS, TOEFL

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Might also be useful for those who feel they aren't getting their money's worth from their current courses as well. http://onlineschool.net/2009/10/05/100-free-cutting-edge-college-courses-for-the-unemployed/
Topics: college courses, online education

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Entrance exams and admissions applications are a big source of revenues, at least in terms of covering the costs of recruitment. So it's a big deal if an epidemic might keep applicants away from testing centers nationwide during January-March next...
Topics: entrance exams, H1N1 virus, swine flu

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