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Asian student survivors of Hiroshima to be honoured
Hiroshima University said Thursday it would bestow honorary doctorates on three former students from Southeast Asia who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city.
28 December 2012 10:03
First Israeli university in West Bank recognised
Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday confirmed a government decision to officially recognise the status of the first Israeli university established in the occupied West Bank.
26 December 2012 10:53
Apocalypse... but not as we know it
The End Of The World As We Know It -- TEOTWAWKI -- is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.
13 December 2012 11:00
Survival reflex sparks male perception bias: study
You glimpse a stranger standing in the street. The light is hazy and the person's face and clothing are indistinct. Who is it?
18 October 2012 10:21
More freedom in Libya university but little change
Portraits of toppled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may no longer adorn the walls of Tripoli University, but it is likely to be a long time before new values and higher standards become entrenched there.
16 October 2012 12:25
US, British universities top in academic excellence
US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings report.
04 October 2012 15:17
US scholarships aim to close cybersecurity gap
For students seeking to become cyber warriors, the US government has a sweet deal.
29 September 2012 12:58
US college to pay students over pepper spraying
A California college has agreed to pay 21 students $30,000 each in compensation for a police pepper spraying incident that sparked a storm last year.
28 September 2012 11:55
Over 10 thousand foreign students study in Kazakhstan universities
Over 10 thousand foreign students from 45 countries, including 250 students from Turkey, are studying in Kazakhstan: Education Minister.
18 September 2012 12:55
Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a 56-year-old university lecturer chosen by lawmakers Monday as Somalia's new president, is something of an unknown quantity.
11 September 2012 16:28
Olympic champion Sapiyev enrolled at Karaganda State Technical University
Kazakhstan's boxer Serik Sapiyev will become a miner, however he is undecided yet what field of work to choose.
04 September 2012 14:45
British university launches legal fight over visa status
A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government's decision to revoke its right to sponsor visas, a move that threatens thousands of students with deportation.
04 September 2012 14:33
Harvard probes mass exam cheating
As many as 125 students at Harvard University are being probed for allegedly cheating in a final exam at the elite institution.
31 August 2012 19:01
Education Minister on merging universities in Kazakhstan's seven cities
Education Ministry is considering merging the universities in Taraz, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Uralsk, Aktobe, Kostanay, Kokshetau and Shymkent.
11 August 2012 11:53
Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents
Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against US tech giant Apple, claiming the company's Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents.
30 July 2012 17:43
Penn State ignored child sex allegations: probe
Top officials at Penn State University showed "total and consistent disregard" for the well-being of the young victims of a pedophilia scandal.
14 July 2012 11:24
Afghan students will be checked by psychologists and special services prior to entering Kazakhstan universities
We know the situation in Afghanistan, that's why the students will be selected by Kazakhstan citizens: Minister.
25 June 2012 11:24
13-cereal-yurt got into Kazakhstan Books of Records
Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agronomic University research fellows made a miniature yurt consisting of 13 cereals.
19 June 2012 14:08
200 Afghan students to study in Kazakhstan medical universities
Kazakhstan Majilis ratified the protocol on amendments to the Agreements between the governments of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan on cooperation in education.
14 June 2012 15:49
Student law-enforcement groups to be created in every Almaty university by end of 2012
30 student law-enforcement groups have already been created in Almaty.
11 June 2012 18:55