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NN45, April 2011
The Geopolitics of Overseas Scholarships & Awards. Old and New Providers, East & West, North & South
| NN45 PB |
NN45 - Policy BriefBy NORRAGread article |
| 7-8 |
Foreword on NORRAG NEWS at 25By Kenneth King, Editor, NORRAGread article |
| 9-10 |
Twenty five years of support to NORRAG and NORRAG NEWSBy Lennart Wohlgemuth, Myra Harrison and David Levesqueread article |
| 10-15 |
Editorial - The Aid Politics of Overseas Scholarships and AwardsBy Kenneth King, Editor, NORRAGread article |
| 16-18 |
Historical Trends in Overseas Scholarship Funding in South Africa Prior to 1994By Peter Kallaway, University of Cape Town, formerly Western Caperead article |
| 18-20 |
“Varsity Debate Healthy”By David Court, Consultant Nairobi, formerly Rockefeller Foundationread article |
| 20-22 |
The Soviet-Arab Educational Cooperation in the Cold WarBy Constantin Katsakioris, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Parisread article |
| 22-25 |
China’s Exchanges and Scholarships with Africa: History, Success and ProblemsBy Li Wei, Zhejiang University, Chinaread article |
| 25-26 |
The Current Environment for Japan’s Development Aid and Scholarship SupportBy Nobuhiro Setoguchi, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Tokyoread article |
| 28-29 |
Scholarship Programmes Still Going StrongBy Goran Hyden, University of Floridaread article |
| 29-31 |
Is It Really Aid? Bilateral Aid and the Tertiary Sector in AustraliaBy Elizabeth Cassity, University of Sydney, Australiaread article |
| 31-33 |
The Perils of Pauline: Commercialism in Australian InternationalisationBy Anthony Welch, University of Sydney, Australiaread article |
| 33-34 |
Development Awards (AusAID)By Fiona Cornwell, AusAID, Canberraread article |
| 35-37 |
Mixed Motives in Australia’s Higher Education Scholarship ProgrammeBy Karen Medica, Monash University, Department of Managementread article |
| 37-39 |
Australian Development Scholarships and their Place within Diplomacy, Education and DevelopmentBy Anna Kent, University of Melbourneread article |
| 39-40 |
NZ Scholarships - New DevelopmentsBy Myra Harrison, NZAid, Wellingtonread article |
| 40-41 |
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at a GlanceBy Felix Wagenfeld, DAAD, Bonnread article |
| 41-43 |
Human Capacity Building: Professionals Learning for a Sustainable FutureBy Ingrid Jung, GIZ GmbH, Education Division/Bonnread article |
| 44-45 |
Human Resource Development Scholarship Courses: At the End of the Day, it’s the Secretary Who Matters!By Matthias Wesseler, Hann Muenden (formerly University of Kassel) Germanyread article |
| 45-47 |
South Korea’s Scholarship and Training Programme — Who Benefits?By Kyucheol Eo, Korea International Cooperation Agency, and Moosung Lee, Hong Kong Institute of Educationread article |
| 47-49 |
French Policy of Overseas Scholars’ AidBy Bikas C Sanyal, Vice-Chair, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa, formerly IIEP, Parisread article |
| 49-51 |
The Economic Rationale for French Support to Foreign StudentsBy Christian Kingombe, ODI, Londonread article |
| 52-54 |
Long-Term Training at Universities through JICA – Varieties and DynamicsBy Taeko Okitsu, Consultant, JICAread article |
| 54-56 |
Increasing Research Capacity through Scholarships and Awards: IDRC’s Experience over the Last 40 yearsBy Rita Bowry, IDRC, Ottawaread article |
| 57-58 |
Fellowships and Awards: New Approaches for the 21st CenturyBy Eva Rathgeber, University of Ottawaread article |
| 58-61 |
Are Donor-Financed Scholarship Programmes Responding to the Emergence of Education Hubs in their Target Regions?By Mtinkheni Gondwe and Ad Boeren, NUFFIC, The Hagueread article |
| 61-63 |
From Scholarships to Training Programmes and Capacity Building by the Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationBy Rosemarie Lausselet and Dominique Rodas, SDC, Bernread article |
| 63-65 |
Where Does Higher Education Aid Go?By N.V.Varghese, IIEP/UNESCO, Parisread article |
| 67-68 |
The United States as a Destination for International StudentsBy Raisa Belyavina, Institute of International Education, Washingtonread article |
| 69-70 |
Commonwealth Scholarships in an Age of Change: a View from the UKBy Tim Unwin, Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK and John Kirkland, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK and Deputy Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universitiesread article |
| 71-73 |
Scholarships in an Age of Change: A Commentary and PostscriptBy Peter Williams, Council for Education in the Commonwealth, Dorkingread article |
| 73 |
Steep Decline in UK’s Prestigious Chevening AwardsBy Peter Williams, Council for Education in the Commonwealthread article |
| 75-76 |
The Solar Grandmothers: South-South Cooperation at its BestBy Bunker Roy, Tilonia, Rajasthan, Indiaread article |
| 76-79 |
India as a Diverse Scholarship ProviderBy Indu Grover, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Indiaread article |
| 79-81 |
Address by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, South Africa, at the launch of the Nyerere Programme, 23 November 2010, Cape TownBy Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, South Africaread article |
| 81-83 |
Scholarships for Foreigners in BrazilBy Helio G.Barros, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brasíliaread article |
| 84-85 |
China’s Educational AssistanceBy Lili Dong, University of Minnesotaread article |
| 86-87 |
Russia's Return to Africa - The Scholarship DimensionBy Guy Pandji, The University of Ngaoundere, Cameroonread article |
| 89-91 |
Cuba’s Scholarship Tradition: The Perspective from GhanaBy Sabine Lehr, University of Victoria, British Columbiaread article |
| 91-93 |
Educational Policies of Turkey on Turkic Republics and Turkic Communities: The Great Student Exchange ProjectBy Cennet Engin-Demir, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkeyread article |
| 93-94 |
Hong Kong Aspires to Attract the “Best and Brightest” PhD StudentsBy Ting Chuen Pong, Research Grants Council, Hong Kongread article |
| 95 |
Not Even a Hair! Why Hong Kong Doesn’t GiveBy Kai-ming Cheng, University of Hong Kongread article |
| 97-98 |
International Scholarships or Global Marketing Mechanism: Interesting Macro-Micro Dichotomies?By Binod Khadria, Jawaharlal Nehru Universityread article |
| 98-101 |
Chile’s Radical Expansion of its Postgraduates Studying Abroad. Where Are They Going?By Cristián Cox, Universidad Católica de Chileread article |
| 102-103 |
Why Go Abroad for Masters and PhD? The Case of JordanBy Lama Nusair, Hashemite University, Jordanread article |
| 104-106 |
The Geopolitics of Scholarships: Views of a Kenyan BeneficiaryBy Bernard Omwenga Momanyi, University of Nottinghamread article |
| 106-108 |
Old and New Forms of Scholarships and Donations in EthiopiaBy Jana Zehle, Addis Ababa Universityread article |
| 109-110 |
Do Russians Look Across the Border to China?By Andrey Uroda, Consultant, Tokyo, formerly the University of Hong Kongread article |
| 112 |
Introduction to the NORRAG SectionBy Kenneth King, Editor, NORRAG NEWSread article |
| 113-118 |
REPORT OF TWO NORRAG MEETINGSBy Kenneth King, Editor, NORRAG NEWSread article |
| 119 |
Quantitative Issues in Managing Membership NetworksBy Robert G. Myers, Hacia una Cultura Democrática, A.C. (ACUDE), Mexico Cityread article |
| 126-127 |
‘Diploma’ Serves ‘Diplomacy’? Politics of Chinese Government Scholarships in TanzaniaBy Tingting YUAN, University of Bristolread article |