Asia Students

University gross enrolment ratio in China hits 48%

The Chinese government has recently completed its annual report on the enrolment ratio in tertiary education institutions. According to the data, the enrolment ratio in China has increased by around three percent (2.4%) to reach forty-eight percent (48.1%) overall. The report detailed that during 2018, there were about thirty-eight million university students in China. The […]

Universities

Turkey attracts an amazing number of international students in higher education

Over the past several years, Turkey has invested heavily in developing international programs in universities. This effort has been recognized as more and more international students chose to pursue their higher education in the country.  Most of the focus of the government and Turkish universities falls on developing international research programs and exchange courses.  During […]

Blockchain

Australian university to support innovative cryptocurrency program through Bitcoin and Ethereum funding

Curtin University in Western Australia has recently announced a new program for higher education, focusing mainly on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. To support the program financially, the university is accepts funding only in Bitcoin or Ethereum. According to a representative of the university, accepting funds only in the form of cryptocurrency is an excellent way […]

Innovation

Digital skills added to special education curriculum in Singapore

Four schools in Singapore have announced that they will be improving their curriculum by adding primary digital education for the students. According to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the decision to upgrade the curriculums of four special education institutions in Singapore comes after a test run with about seventy students was completed earlier this […]

Special Education United States

Denver recruits more special education paraprofessionals; raises pay rate

The Denver school district is adopting all possible measures to make sure that it has a sufficient number of special education paraprofessionals right from the day of their opening. The step is taken in a bid to ameliorate the overall educational experience for children with disabilities. Director of the special education section at Denver Public […]

Students

Two student teenagers murdered 64-year-old university professor and sweetheart couple

Two student teenagers are wanted and being sought after by the Canadian police due to three people demise.  The police scoured the harsh northern Manitoba terrain using drones and dogs after a 19 year-old Kam McLeod and 18 year-old Bryer Schmegelsky who were convicted of Leonard Dyck’s second-degree murder, a 64 year-old botany university professor […]