Schools for Scandals In June, the NCAA wrapped up a four-year investigation, concluding that University of Southern California star running back Reggie Bush and his family received hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts—including a limousine ride to the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation in New York—from sports agents Lloyd Lake and Michael Michaels, in violation … [Read more…]

Emploi USA – The Top 25 Recruiter Picks Below are the Top 25 schools whose graduates were the top-rated by recruiters. Under each school you’ll see any individual majors where companies also ranked the school, along with other general information about the school’s location, application deadlines and student body. Click on each school name to … [Read more…]

ABC, 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes CGD non-resident fellow Jenny Aker and co-authors report on the results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone education program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which adult students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy … [Read more…]

Five Years Left to Reach Millennium Development Goals Next week, world leaders will meet in New York for a summit on progress toward the eight UN Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, that seek to cut poverty, hunger, disease, maternal and child deaths and other ills by 2015. The World Bank is committed to helping achieve … [Read more…]

USA – USIP Peace Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications! The 2011 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholars competition is now open. The deadline to submit an application for 10-month fellowships beginning in September 2011 is January 5, 2011. The Peace Scholarship program is open to students of any nationality enrolled in doctoral programs in U.S. universities to … [Read more…]

Le ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique vient de publier une liste additive des étudiants de l’IPEST admis aux concours d’entrée aux écoles d’ingénieurs françaises, retenus pour une bourse spécifique, au titre de l’année universitaire 2010-2011. Il s’agit du remplacement des 12 étudiants ayant obtenu une bourse de coopération française. MATHEMATIQUES PHYSIQUES … [Read more…]

African and U.S. Universities Partner to Tackle Development Challenges across Africa USAID provides funding to higher education partnerships to jointly address national and regional development challenges; build in-country educational capacity; maximize resources and on-the-ground knowledge between African & U.S. institutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 8, 2010 Press Office: 202-712-4320Public Information: 202-712-4810 www.usaid.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – USAID … [Read more…]

Post Primary Education Program Increases Student Enrollment in Uganda KAMPALA, August 31, 2010 – From 2007 to 2009, post primary education in Uganda increased by almost 150,000 students across the country. The reason: focused government efforts to create a more dynamic and productive work force. The efforts center on the Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy, … [Read more…]

African universities key to remake continent: Mbeki African universities were key to remaking the continent, former president Thabo Mbeki said. "… Africa will overcome the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment and global marginalisation not because of its wealth in natural resources, but because of its intellectual ability properly to manage and utilise these resources for the … [Read more…]

Le procès des non-jeûneurs reporté au 8 novembre sur fond de mobilisation de la population Le procès des dix non-jeûneurs qui s’est ouvert, lundi 6 septembre à 9h30, au tribunal d’Akbou, a été reporté au 8 novembre prochain. Le propriétaire du restaurant d’Ouzellaguen, où ont été interpellés les prévenus mardi dernier, a été remis en … [Read more…]