Written by the author of the legendary 1992 expose of Bush the elder, this book works from a New Deal point of view. Obama is exposed as a foundation operative and agent of Wall Street finance capital, controlled by Zbigniew Brzezinski, George Soros, and Goldman Sachs. Obama’s mother was an official of the Ford [...]
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries “learn learning,” is strengthening its presence in Asia with the appointments of Anthony S K Wong as President of OLPC China and Satish Jha as President of OLPC India.
“With 40 percent of the world’s children located [...]
H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C., a leading global private equity firm, announced today the successful sale of Stream Holdings Corporation (“Stream”) to Global BPO Services Corp. (now known as Stream Global Services, Inc.), a publicly traded company for $200 million in cash plus adjustments.
Stream is a leading global provider of technical support and other business process outsourcing [...]
It was announced on the 26 April 2006 that Australia will double the number of educational scholarships it offers in the Asia-Pacific region. The new program, will be called Australian Scholarships, and will provide nearly $1.4 billion in funding over five years for more than 19,000 scholarships. (Note tables below) The program was announced as [...]
Supports full-time graduate study or research for women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are completing or have completed an undergraduate degree, plan to pursue a U.S. graduate program, and intend to return to their home countries to pursue a professional career. English proficiency is required. Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to [...]
Industry experts attending the inaugural International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF) Asia in Singapore yesterday welcomed a new initiative to set up a scholarship fund to create more Islamic Scholars.
Exponential growth in Islamic Finance over the past five years has led to a shortage of Islamic Finance Scholars who are desperately required to provide policy, product [...]
New York University is launching its first ever study-abroad program in China.
The first students will arrive in Shanghai this fall, and the program is expected to provide study-abroad opportunities for more than 200 students a year.
NYU already has study abroad locations in London, Prague, Paris, Florence, Madrid and Accra in Ghana.
About 25% of students take [...]
Several leading universities from the region offering a wide range of study programmes are participating in the Qatar International Exhibition for Education, Training and Development — Taaleem 2006 — which opened at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre yesterday.
Dr Sheikha Abdullah Al Misnad, President of the Qatar University, opened the three-day exhibition, which also features several [...]
Next year, at least 21 ASU students will be studying abroad on prestigious national scholarships, increasing the outreach and impact of the university. Ten students have won Fulbright Scholarships, and 11 undergraduates have won National Security Education Program (NSEP) awards to study overseas.
ASU ranks among the top public universities in the country for both awards, [...]
A total of 196 Pakistani students received the Fulbright scholarships for study in American universities in PhD, Masters and undergraduate programmes.
The Fulbright Act was introduced in the US congress in 1946 for the promotion of international goodwill through exchange of students.
Dr Grace Clarke, the executive director of the United States Education Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP), [...]