New publication: Who are Tajikistan’s international students?

Who leaves Tajikistan to study abroad, and why? Where do these students go, and what do they study? What are their post-study destinations? These are some of the questions I address in my new essay on Tajikistan's international students, out today in Higher Education in Russia & Beyond (HERB). You can find out more about the survey on …

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New article out: The Dominance of Social Sciences in English-Medium Instruction Universities in Central Asia

The latest issue of Higher Education in Russia and Beyond, 3(5) Fall 2015, is just out today and I'm delighted to say it has an essay I wrote in it. The informational newsletter comes from the prestigious Higher School of Economics in Moscow as part of a cooperation agreement with Boston College's Center of International Higher Education. …

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Higher education in Russia and beyond

I welcome the launch of a new bulletin, Higher Education in Russia and Beyond (HERB). Published in English by Moscow-based Higher School of Economics as a supplement to International Higher Education [ru], the bulletin aims to present current Russian, Central Asian and Eastern European educational trends to the international higher education research community. Aside from boasting …

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