Japanese Students Abandon Studies for Job-Hunting Gantlet
Already facing a faltering economy as they approach graduation, students must spend hundreds of hours trying to impress corporate recruiters.
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Special Report: Growth in the Gulf
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Abu Dhabi Will Get Its Own NYU Campus
New York University will open a campus in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, university officials announced last week.
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Cornell Graduates Its Inaugural Class at Its Medical College in Qatar
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Scholars Weigh Merits of Western-Style Universities in Persian Gulf
Innovators in Internationalization
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U. of Cincinnati Tracks Its Place in the World
The university's database in process, called UCosmic, has attracted attention from other institutions with complex webs of international dealings.
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For Tufts, the World Is a Matter of Connections
With graduates all over the world, Tufts University has expanded its alumni-relations office and pushed international networking high on its priority list.
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East Carolina U. Uses Simple Technology to Link Its Students With Peers Overseas
East Carolina University found a way to use inexpensive and relatively unsophisticated technology to link its students with classrooms around the world.
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One University's Strategy for Keeping International Projects Running Smoothly
The University of Washington has created the Global Support Project, a one-stop shop for faculty and staff members doing research or running programs abroad.
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More Colleges Coach Professors to Lead Trips Abroad
Murray State University offers mandatory training combined with staff support before, during, and after each trip.
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Quebec Offers Fast-Tracked Canadian Citizenship to Foreign Students
The move seems designed to take advantage of Australia's and Britain's problems in the Indian-student market.
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Rankled by Rankings
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- At State U. of Haiti, Officials Count Their Losses and Mourn Their Dead
- American Universities Rush to the Front Lines in Haiti
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