HHS releases blueprint to advance culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health and health care
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / April 24, 2013
Health and Human Services (HHS) today released enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care – a blueprint to help organizations improve health care quality in serving our nation’s diverse communities.
An Old Ally Sends Droves of Students to U.S.
New York Times / April 8, 2013
Turkey is the only European nation to regularly be in the top 10 countries sending students to the United States. According to Open Doors, Turkey sent nearly 12,000 students to the U.S. in the 2011-2012 academic year. The website of the Fulbright Commission in Turkey states that students studying a variety of subjects from agriculture to tourism management can receive grants to attend U.S. community colleges.
Universities use Weibo social media to reach Chinese
University World News / January 13, 2013
Recent surveys of universities in the US, the UK and Australia have shown a rapid rise in the number of institutions using China’s most popular microblogging platform Sina Weibo to reach out to students in China and use social media as a tool for international recruitment.
Missed opportunities for university-business partnerships
University World News / January 13, 2013
Education experts in Mexico say universities are not doing enough to collaborate with the private sector and that there is much untapped potential in research and development, consulting and teacher training.
Wanted: Consumer guide to American higher education
University World News / January 13, 2013
Students and parents investigating study abroad in the United States need information that shows the value added of an institution and the quality of the experience offered – not the kind of data in the major international university rankings.
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