Running the numbers ON THE face of it, American higher education is still in rude health. In worldwide rankings more than half of the top 100 universities, and eight of the top ten, are American. The scientific output of American institutions is unparalleled. They produce most of the world’s Nobel laureates and scientific papers […]
Admission is based on the results of the matriculation exam (matura) in three subjects chosen by the candidate among all of the subjects in the examination. Qualifying points are calculated based on the percentage results from the matriculation certificate (nowa matura) as follows: 1% at the basic level = 1.5 points 1% at the advanced […]
The Polish education system has undergone many positive reforms in recent years, marking an overall improvement in the standard of education in Poland. Expat children are allowed to attend public schools free of charge. However, due to the fact that teaching in public schools is in Polish, and a preference to continue their children’s […]
Photo via Onward State Click photo for gallery If you re single and live in any city but State College, you re apparently doing it wrong. According to a study done by, a residential real estate search engine, State College is the best city in America for singles. The website used data from Dun and Bradstreet to rank cities based […]
SGI President Ikeda has the utmost confidence in young people, including junior high and high school students. Without young people,he says, we will have no future. Such things as mentor and disciple, truth and justice, and victory will be no more than empty phrases. We risk losing the precious struggle for kosen-rufu . Let s open […]
The past few years have been a time of fast-paced change in higher education in England. Shifts in some areas have been more pronounced than in others. This report is an update to our publication ‘Higher education in England 2014: Key facts’. It provides an overview of the shifts and trends we identified as key issues in last year’s […]
BY Miha Vindis, LBJ School Ph.D. student The world has changed in many ways since the Cold War ended. The internet and mobile communication have opened up new possibilities across the world. As high-tech, high-value generating industries are no longer bound by national borders or access to restricted resources, a new world order […]
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In the United States, students usually begin a formal educational program around age five or six in kindergarten. Children then complete grade levels one to 12 before attending…
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This guide will give you an overall view of how the school system works in the U.S. and will provide you with useful resources. As you will note by the table of contents, you can…
Mitchell Scholars may study or conduct research at institutions of higher learning including the seven universities in Ireland and two of the Institutes in Dublin. For the 2017-2018…
One question has been playing on my mind for the past few weeks: does size matter to students? I’m thinking, of course, about whether the number of students enrolled at a university…
They teach in the English language, provide a degree of comparable quality from an institution of equal heritage – and all for a tenth of the fee or less when compared with Britain…
Elementary education starts at the age of five or six, depending on the particular state and whether a kindergarten (K) year is provided. Even when provided, attendance at kindergarten…
The French System: In All Its Gloire Ask any French adult if he looks back on his schooldays with warmth and affection, nine times out of ten the answer will be puzzled perplexity…
Off to see Professor Schwarzenegger CALIFORNIA’S public universities were once the envy of the world. Under the state’s pioneering “master plan” for higher education, signed into…
Most syllabi are set by the universities which are offering them, and are not controlled by the government. The only exception to this are teacher education programs, which the…
Secondary education, the second stage traditionally found in formal education , beginning about age 11 to 13 and ending usually at age 15 to 18. The dichotomy between elementary…
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In 1-2, the states with the largest number of public secondary schools were California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and New York. (Digest of Education Statistics, 2001, Table 101) Enrollment…
Perspektywy Education Foundation published a report: International Students in Poland 2012 , presenting the newest trends in internationalization of Polish higher education. There…
With 700 universities and more than 35, affiliated colleges enrolling more than 20 million students, Indian higher education is a large and complex system. The structure of degree-granting…
The University uses school‐specific grading scales. Most schools at Columbia University use the standard A-F grading scale. The American Language Program, the School of Architecture…