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In Canada, Business Schools Lead Push for Globalization
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Lewington, Jennifer – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
At Canadian universities, business schools are light-years ahead of the rest of the campus in raising their global profile. Intensive foreign-student-recruitment efforts, friendly Canadian immigration rules, mandatory study-abroad requirements, and, in some cases, the option to pursue programs in multiple languages have combined to pack a punch in…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment, Foreign Countries
Fulbright Emphasizes Diversity among Its Fellows
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McMurtrie, Beth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The Fulbright Program is one of the most successful fellowship programs around. About 1,500 students and 1,300 scholars from the United States and abroad are studying and working on Fulbrights this academic year. But the U.S. State Department, which oversees the program, has been concerned in recent years about the lack of diversity among American…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Student Diversity, Foreign Countries, Student Recruitment
An Ancient Islamic University Has a New Role: Explaining Its Faith
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Zoepf, Katherine – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
Founded in the 10th century, Cairo's Al-Azhar University is one of the World's oldest and most respected institutions of Islamic scholarship. This article discusses the university's academic program, efforts on behalf of interfaith dialogue, dissemination of Islamic thought, and promotion of goodwill between Islamic and Western cultures.
Descriptors: Muslims, Universities, Religion, Foreign Countries
University Group Aims at Improving Small-Business Research Program.
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
A consortium of universities has charged that research money has been concentrated in a small number of states that have already established close ties between higher education and small businesses. Some small-business advocates believe the consortium is trying to win money that has been earmarked for small businesses. (MLW)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperation, Federal Aid, Higher Education
More Universities Offer Summer Sessions that Give High-School Students a Glimpse of Rigors to Come.
Oberlander, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Several hundred universities now sponsor summer sessions that offer high-school students the opportunity to live together on their campuses for several weeks, take college-level courses, and visit local attractions. Institutions have realized the financial value of keeping dormitories and classrooms filled during the summer months. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, High School Students, Higher Education
U.S. Group to Expand Program to Help Blacks Enroll at Integrated Universities in South Africa.
Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
A program that has awarded 94 scholarships to blacks attending one of the open universities--racially integrated institutions--in South Africa is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Enrollment, Higher Education, International Programs
University Hopes Campuswide Network Will Help Give It a Competitive Edge.
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) is hoping a high-powered campus information system will help diversify its student body and provide innovative education. A new optical-fiber network will connect computers in dormitory rooms, faculty and staff offices, classrooms, libraries, and laboratories and be linked with local, national, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Information Networks