He says the college went global nearly a decade ago to gain an international edge as well as a new source of revenue.
This is accomplished by leveraging three existing capstone experiences provided for all science and mathematics students at the Claremont Colleges, namely, a senior thesis, a Harvey Mudd College (HMC) global clinic, or a Keck Graduate Institute in Applied Life Sciences (KGI) Team Master's Project.
I used to think of immigration as a problem for the migrant poor, not something that affected college-educated global citizens.
She is now a college graduate and global ambassador for 10x10, a global campaign to educate women.
A spokeswoman for Blunkett said the college and its global operations"has helped tens of thousands of students to obtain high-level qualifications and progress into employment".
Rather, he's the mouthpiece for a global college of central bankers, almost all of whom find themselves under intense pressure from their national governments to keep things ticking over while they try to repair the economy.
And with US president Barack Obama planning to create his own own 'Obamarank' league table of US universities in an attempt to nudge down the cost of college education, the global interest in ranking higher education only looks set to grow.
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In some ways, the Japanese snubbing of Western graduates is a testament to the perceived strength of their own universities, seen by many here as more prestigious than even the best American and European schools — despite mediocre showings in various global college rankings.
Finally, just when globalization and technology were making the value of higher education greater than ever, and the price for lacking it more punishing than ever, America started slipping behind its peers in high school graduation rates, college graduation and global test scores in math and critical thinking.
