https://hedprogram.org/An independent magazine on international higher educationhttps://hedprogram.org/tabid/225/itemid/129/New-University-Partnership-To-Align-Business-Educa.aspxhttps://hedprogram.org/tabid/225/itemid/129/New-University-Partnership-To-Align-Business-Educa.aspx2026-10-26How university partnerships align business and management education with private-sector needs in developing countries: needs assessments, curriculum co-design, advisory boards, internships and faculty development, what the evidence shows, and how programmes such as USAID's former HED funded them, with a 2007 Egyptian example.https://hedprogram.org/finding-student-housing-abroad/https://hedprogram.org/finding-student-housing-abroad/2026-10-24How international students can find somewhere to live near a university abroad: choosing a neighbourhood, university residences versus private rentals, when to start, what landlords ask for in the US, UK and EU, deposits and tenant rights, and how to recognise rental scams, with official sources.https://hedprogram.org/international-student-numbers/https://hedprogram.org/international-student-numbers/2026-10-23The data on internationally mobile students: global totals from UNESCO, the leading destinations, Open Doors figures for the US (2023/24), the rise of India as the top sending country, and the caps and restrictions introduced by Canada, Australia and the UK since 2024.https://hedprogram.org/us-student-visa-guide/https://hedprogram.org/us-student-visa-guide/2026-10-22How to get a US student visa: the difference between F-1, J-1 and M-1, Form I-20 or DS-2019, the SEVIS fee, the DS-160 and the interview, what changed in 2025, timing rules and how to keep your status once you arrive. Official sources only.https://hedprogram.org/cost-of-studying-abroad/https://hedprogram.org/cost-of-studying-abroad/2026-10-21What it costs to study in the US, UK, Germany, France, Canada and Australia: published tuition, the official proof-of-funds amounts used for student visas, health charges, and the hidden costs international students often forget, with dated official sources.https://hedprogram.org/university-partnerships-for-development/https://hedprogram.org/university-partnerships-for-development/2026-10-20How partnerships between universities in rich and developing countries work, the main funding models from Title XII to Erasmus+, documented examples from India and Ethiopia, what they tended to achieve and why many faded when funding stopped.https://hedprogram.org/evaluating-university-partnerships/https://hedprogram.org/evaluating-university-partnerships/2026-10-19A practical framework for judging an international university partnership: the six OECD evaluation criteria, results chains, useful indicators for teaching, research and institutional change, data sources, and the mistakes that make evaluations misleading.https://hedprogram.org/history-us-development-aid-higher-education/https://hedprogram.org/history-us-development-aid-higher-education/2026-10-18From the land-grant idea and Truman's Point Four to USAID's founding in 1961, Title XII, university networks of the 1990s and 2010s, and the 2025 dismantling of USAID: a dated history of how the United States funded universities abroad.https://hedprogram.org/scholarships-for-international-students/https://hedprogram.org/scholarships-for-international-students/2026-10-17A guide to the main fully funded scholarships for international students: Fulbright, Humphrey, Chevening, Commonwealth, DAAD, Erasmus Mundus, MEXT and others, how selection works, when to apply, conditions such as returning home, and how to spot scholarship scams.https://hedprogram.org/agricultural-university-partnerships/https://hedprogram.org/agricultural-university-partnerships/2026-10-16Why agriculture has been the core of university partnerships for development: land-grant colleges abroad, the Green Revolution and CGIAR, Title XII research consortia, Feed the Future Innovation Labs, extension, and what made some partnerships last.https://hedprogram.org/credential-evaluation/https://hedprogram.org/credential-evaluation/2026-10-15How foreign diplomas and transcripts are evaluated and recognised: who decides in the US, NACES members such as WES, course-by-course versus document-by-document reports, Canada's ECA, UK ENIC, the ENIC-NARIC networks, the UNESCO conventions and how to avoid diploma mills.https://hedprogram.org/women-in-higher-education/https://hedprogram.org/women-in-higher-education/2026-10-14Where women stand in tertiary education worldwide according to UNESCO data: enrolment, the gaps that remain in sub-Saharan Africa, women in STEM and research, university leadership, and what partnership programmes have done to close the gaps.https://hedprogram.org/choosing-a-university-abroad/https://hedprogram.org/choosing-a-university-abroad/2026-10-13A step-by-step method for choosing a university in another country: check recognition and accreditation, read rankings critically, compare programmes and support for international students, weigh total cost and location, and use free official advising services.https://hedprogram.org/research-collaboration-across-borders/https://hedprogram.org/research-collaboration-across-borders/2026-10-12How international research partnerships between universities in high- and low-income countries are set up and kept fair: agreements, authorship, data and samples, ethics approval in both countries, the Nagoya Protocol, the TRUST Code and the Cape Town Statement.https://hedprogram.org/english-language-tests/https://hedprogram.org/english-language-tests/2026-10-11Which English test to take for studying abroad: TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, PTE Academic, Duolingo English Test and Cambridge exams compared by format, scoring and acceptance, the CEFR scale, UK visa rules, waivers and how long scores stay valid.https://hedprogram.org/working-while-studying-abroad/https://hedprogram.org/working-while-studying-abroad/2026-10-10How many hours international students may work, and where, in six countries: F-1 on-campus work, CPT and OPT in the US, UK term-time limits and the Graduate route, Canada's 24-hour rule, Australia's 48 hours a fortnight, Germany's 140 days and France's 964 hours.https://hedprogram.org/higher-education-in-africa/https://hedprogram.org/higher-education-in-africa/2026-10-09The state of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa: enrolment compared with the world average (UNESCO), the pressure of a young population, funding and research capacity, continental initiatives such as the Pan African University and the World Bank's Africa Centers of Excellence, and the role of international partners.https://hedprogram.org/brain-drain-brain-circulation/https://hedprogram.org/brain-drain-brain-circulation/2026-10-08The debate over skilled emigration from developing countries: where the term brain drain came from, why graduates leave, the evidence for brain gain and diaspora effects, the WHO code on recruiting health workers, and how universities and partnerships try to keep talent connected.https://hedprogram.org/quality-assurance-higher-education/https://hedprogram.org/quality-assurance-higher-education/2026-10-07How university quality is checked: internal and external quality assurance, accreditation in the US (CHEA and the Department of Education), the European Standards and Guidelines and EQAR, the African Standards and Guidelines, INQAAHE, national councils, and what it means for students and partnerships.