Universities
Harvard again tops China university survey

Harvard again tops China university survey - 08/15/2012

SHANGHAI- A ranking of the world's top schools compiled by a Chinese university has put Harvard first for the tenth year, in a list dominated by US institutions. The rankings of the world's top 500...

Nigeria's oldest university shut following student protest - 04/25/2012

Private Channels television showed footage of hundreds of protesting students carrying placards. One of the placards read "we are suffering, no light (electricity), no water." The university,...
Music magnate's widow gives £26 million to Oxford University

Music magnate's widow gives £26 million to Oxford University - 03/01/2012

LONDON- The widow of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun has given £26 million ($41 million, 31 million euros) to Oxford University, the British institution announced on Wednesday.It said the...

London students march amid heavy police presence - 11/10/2011

LONDON, Beatrice Debut and Sam Reeves- Thousands of students marched through London Wednesday against cuts in university funding as a massive police operation prevented a repeat of the violence at...

British universities complacent on Islamists: minister - 06/07/2011

LONDON- Britain's universities are complacent in tackling Islamic extremism on campus, the interior minister warned Monday. Home Secretary Theresa May said universities were not taking the issue...

US student quits over 'appalling' Japan rant - 03/19/2011

LOS ANGELES- A US student whose "appalling" anti-Asian and anti-Japanese rant went viral on YouTube announced Friday she was quitting college, after receiving death threats. The University of...
Hamed bin Zayed inaugurates new campus of the University of Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi on Al Reem Island

Hamed bin Zayed inaugurates new campus of the University of Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi on Al Reem Island - 02/14/2011

Abu Dhabi - Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Chairmanof Abu Dhabi Education...

US college students don't learn core skills: study - 01/20/2011

WASHINGTON- A large number of US university students fail to develop critical thinking, reasoning and writing skills because of easy classes and too little time spent studying, a study found...

Controversial university reform passed by Italian Senate - 12/23/2010

ROME- The Italian Senate on Thursday approved a plan by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to radically reform the university system that has sparked mass student protests. The university...

US, Indian universities deepen ties - 12/09/2010

NEW DELHI- A leading American university Wednesday announced a tie-up with an Indian business school in a further sign of foreign institutions looking to benefit from India's giant further education...
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Shanghai opens star-packed film festival

Shanghai opens star-packed film festival
SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday opened its annual film festival packed with star power in acknowledgement of China's role as the second largest box office in the world. The government-backed Shanghai International Film Festival is mainland China's...