Russia keeps leadership in Europe in the number of Internet users
Russia keeps leading on the number of unique Internet users among the European countries. Russia has become the European leader on the number of Internet users, overhauled the former leader - Germany. Currently, the Internet audience in Germany is 50,856 million unique users. The gap between the number of Internet users in two countries has increased by 0,93 million people.
Russian market of online advertising will grow by 37 %
Online advertising market in Russia will grow by 37% in 2012, predicts Goldman Sachs. According to analysts, Russian advertising market will increase by 8,6% in general. The share of online advertising by the end of 2012 is expected to be 16,9% of the total advertising market in Russia. According to the results of 2011 this segment had 13,4%.
The share of Google Search in Russia has reached 25,5 %
The share of Yandex search in December 2011 was 60,6% (4,4% less than in the similar period of 2010), the share of Google search reached 25,5 % - the highest point for the Russian Internet.
Russia likes Facebook and Twitter
According to comScore and TNS research “Facebook” became the leader in terms of increasing number of unique users in Russia – the year increase is 67% (9.3 mln. users).
Russia has simplified the procedure for the recognition of foreign university' diplomas
Federation Council approved a governmental law which allows to recognize the diplomas of large foreign institutions of higher education without additional procedures in Russia on Tuesday.
Russian government to pay for Russian students at foreign universities
In 2012, Russian government promises to pay tuition and sometimes accommodation for 2000 Russian students going to universities in other countries. The scholarship will cover Master and PhD programs at world's top-100 universities.
Student protests planned on a national scale on 24 November
Emboldened by the numbers who took to the streets of London to campaign against the proposal to charge up to? 9,000 a year in fees, students are planning a wave of direct-action protests across the country.
Will EMBAs be the catalyst for change?
Where will innovation in business schools come from? Over the past three years, the sector has indulged in intense navel-gazing while trying to understand its role in the financial crisis. As denial turned to horror, and horror to acceptance, business schools declared they would change. But how are they going to do that?
Full-time MBA ranking
Ranking business schools can be a contentious issue. But with even a cheap MBA costing upwards of $100,000, once all of those tuition fees, living expenses and foregone earnings are accounted for, students will continue to demand an independent assessment of business schools.
Commencement 2010: Goodbye B-School, Hello World
Still reeling from the global economic crisis, the Class of 2010 could use a little inspiration. This year's crop of commencement speakers is happy to oblige.
The Financial Times Global MBA rankings for 2010
The Financial Times Global MBA rankings for 2010 see London Business School claim the coveted number one spot, having shared the prize with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.
Job Opportunities Still a Challenge for MBAs
The findings of the MBA Career Services Council latest survey show that, as anticipated, the ongoing economic malaise continues to limit overall on-campus recruiting opportunities for new MBAs. However, despite decreased recruiting activity across several key sectors, the findings also show increasing MBA recruiting in other areas of the economy.
Harvard opens Chinese facility
Harvard Business School is to open its first overseas facility, in Shanghai, and expand the number of overseas experiences available to its MBA students. The latter is part of a wider curriculum development programme which includes a range of intensive seminars taught in small classroom settings and addressing subjects such as negotiation, sustainable development and healthcare.
GRE exam gets a facelift
The GRE test – the test for entry into post-graduate degree programmes – is to be completely revamped for 2011. The changes are billed as the biggest revisions to the exam in its 60-year history.
Yale SOM Announces Largest Alumni Gift to Date
Yale President Richard C. Levin announced on January 4, 2010, that Lei Zhang MBA '02 has pledged the largest gift ever to the Yale School of Management by a graduate of the school – $8,888,888.
Thunderbird to run development program for senior Iraqi officials
Thunderbird School of Global Management is being tapped by the U.S. Force’s Iraq Training and Advisory Mission and the Iraqi government to provide executive development for senior officials in the Iraq Ministry of Interior (MOI), the country’s hub of internal security operations.
For-profit schools see more defaults
Students who took out government loans to pay for their education at for-profit colleges had a 21% default rate in the first three years they were required to make payments, about three times the level of four-year public and nonprofit institutions.
Snyder steps down at Chicago Booth
Edward Snyder is to step down from the dean's job at Chicago Booth from June 2010. The surprise move comes just 10 days after Harvard dean Jay Light made a similar announcement, leaving the top jobs at three of America's top business schools vacant.
UK: Schools 'get off lightly' in pre-budget report, but universities prepare for cuts
The British chancellor announces a small, real-terms increase in school budgets over the next three years, but warns of a tough spending climate.
UK's top universities to offer new scholarships after donation
The UK's top universities are to offer new scholarships to students taking science and maths-based degrees, thanks to a £3 million donation from an Iraqi exile.
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