News about Education

Bilingual schools tackle Spain's language shortfall Spanish regions began responding by launching intensive English "bilingual colleges".
10 September 2014
Sweden school 'crisis' looms large over election Swedish schools have become a political battleground September 14 elections as a debate intensifies over falling school results.
09 September 2014
Gabon education minister resigns over exam row Gabon's education minister has resigned due to a scandal after hundreds of students failed the country's high-school exams.
02 September 2014
Astana experiences shortage of high school and pre-school teachers Astana's Education Department is alarmed with a shortage of teachers that could become worse in the capital city in the nearest future.
30 August 2014
'Swagger' Kazakh-style A recently opened restaurant in Almaty has caused quite a controversy: not because of its cuisine, but because of its parking.
28 August 2014
Nigeria delays start of school year over Ebola virus Nigeria said that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in place "preventive measures".
27 August 2014
Kazakh mayor accuses international media of 'promoting' homosexuality Astana mayor Tasmagambetov spoke about the importance of education and called the Kazakhstan citizens to safeguard their children from the "brainwashing" coming from abroad.
26 August 2014
Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.
25 August 2014
What is wrong with Kazakhstani education? Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.
24 August 2014
British Council Kazakhstan to partner on Bolashak language training The British Council will partner with Kazakh Bolashak scholarship in the English language training of future students.
24 August 2014
Publications in pseudoscientific journals damage reputation of Kazakhstani scholars The Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan has acknowledged that a significant part of the articles of Kazakhstani scientists published abroad in the past two years appeared in psedoscientific journals.
17 August 2014
US dominates Chinese world university rankings US universities dominated the top 20 in an annual ranking of global educational institutions released by a Chinese organisation.
15 August 2014
Bookcrossing bird houses in Almaty parks: borrow your escape to wonderland Bird houses for bookcrossing have been installed in parks of Almaty, a large southern city of Kazakhstan.
13 August 2014
Most popular university majors named in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Ministry of Education and Science has named most popular university majors in Kazakhstan.
07 August 2014
2 applicants per university scholarship in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Education For the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, there are a little over 2 applicants per a scholarship.
07 August 2014
Over 45,000 Kazakhstanis study abroad More than 45 thousand Kazakhstani students are studying abroad.
04 August 2014
34,000 education grants up for taking in Kazakhstan in 2014 Kazakhstan government is providing 34,165 education grants in 2014.
25 July 2014
Chinese billionaires criticised for giving Harvard $15m A Chinese billionaire couple have faced a deluge of criticism for donating $15 million to one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the US, with Internet users saying it would be better spent on students in China.
25 July 2014
Kazakhstan ranked 8th out of 85 countries at 45th International Physics Olympiad Kazakhstan students won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at the 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Astana.
21 July 2014
Instructor to appear in India court over alleged child rape A roller-skating instructor was due in court Monday over the alleged rape of a six-year-old student which sparked protests from outraged parents, an official in the Indian city of Bangalore said.
21 July 2014
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