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An Educational Hub for the Mediterranean Area in Rome

An Educational Hub for the Mediterranean Area in Rome

ROME, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An innovative learning approach focused on interdisciplinarity, Rome’s Luiss University is facing the challenges of higher education in a world where epochal matters: environment, economic crisis, political and diplomatic tensions, migrations, commercial regulations and digital capitalism, require international solutions. There is growing pressure not only on institutions and enterprises [...]

Certiport Names 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Professional World Champions

Certiport Names 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Professional World Champions

SALT LAKE CITY, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The winners of the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship have been announced by Certiport, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners. In its 20th year, the Microsoft Office Specialist competition attracted [...]

Graduate Management Admission Council Announces New Board Members

Graduate Management Admission Council Announces New Board Members

RESTON, Va., July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today announced the addition of six new members to its board of directors: (elected by member schools) Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean and Professor of Finance, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University; W. Bruce DelMonico, Assistant [...]

Business School Graduates Enter White-Hot Job Market as Employers Signal Growth, Confidence in Their Credentials

Business School Graduates Enter White-Hot Job Market as Employers Signal Growth, Confidence in Their Credentials

RESTON, Va., June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today released its annual hiring report, the GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey – 2022 Summary Report. The report explores the state of employer demand for graduate business school talent (MBA and business master’s degree recipients) in the [...]

MDIS X Artisans For A Better World Collaboration: Supporting Upcoming New Designers with the House of MDIS at REKA

MDIS X Artisans For A Better World Collaboration: Supporting Upcoming New Designers with the House of MDIS at REKA

SINGAPORE, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Embarking on the global marketplace as an independent designer has its set of challenges such as the lack of resources and capital. With the advancements in technology making their way to the fashion space, Artisans For A Better (AFAB) World dedicates itself to helping the fashion community. Thanks to [...]

Nobel Prize-winner Confirms Among Largest Learning Gains Ever Measured in International Education in NewGlobe-supported Schools

Nobel Prize-winner Confirms Among Largest Learning Gains Ever Measured in International Education in NewGlobe-supported Schools

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A Nobel Prize-winning economist has confirmed ‘learning gains among the largest ever measured’ in schools by any major study in emerging markets. The study, led by Professor Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner, finds children living in underserved communities receive over 53% more learning in NewGlobe supported schools throughout their early [...]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Announce Joint Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine in New York City

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Announce Joint Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine in New York City

NEW YORK, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently announced the creation of the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine (CEPM), one of the first centers in the nation to bridge engineering and engineering science with medicine. This undertaking will build on a wealth of shared [...]

Ryerson University Changing its Name to Toronto Metropolitan University

Ryerson University Changing its Name to Toronto Metropolitan University

TORONTO, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Earlier today, Ryerson University’s Board of Governors unanimously approved a motion to rename our institution “Toronto Metropolitan University” effective immediately. This change marks the start of a new chapter for the university, as it moves forward with a name that better reflects its values and aspirations.  “I cannot think [...]