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Tanzanian Aims to Better Equip Graduates for Careers September 27, 2012 by Tyler Peterson When Noela Jonathan asks the Tanzanian government for a shilling, she considers herself lucky to get just half. Such is life at public universities across Tanzania, where an already cash-tight government is the largest source of funding.	Expanding faculty training and development at the University of Ghana January 12, 2012 by Julia Hon Kweku Osam, a 2010 alumni of the University Administration Support Program, keeps busy as Pro-Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Ghana. His days are filled with phone calls, emails, and appointments with everyone from undergraduates to the Vice Chancellor of the university. He recently spoke with IREX about his new position, as Fall 2011, and his vision for the university.
Education Under Secretary and University Administrators Discuss Reform October 21, 2011 University administrators from Russia and Armenia met with U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha J. Kanter. Dr. Kanter shared her expertise on higher education in the U.S., as well as her insights on implementing innovation and administrative reform in a higher education environment. White House Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, also at the Department of Education that day, joined the meeting.	Fellow Strengthens Business Ties in Russian University May 19, 2011 by Christina Jarymowycz Anna Derevnina is at the forefront of innovation in the Russian university system by strengthening partnerships between businesses and academia at her university. As Dean of the Information Business Systems Department at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), she helps prepare graduate students for work in business. Inspired by her University Administration Support Program fellowship, Derevnina is now changing corporate relations at MIPT.
IREX Welcomes University Administration Support Program Fellows September 30, 2010 by Darrell Kendall Twelve University Administrators from Armenia, Georgia, Ghana, Russia and Ukraine arrived at IREX on September 27^th to begin their University Administration Support Program Fellowship.	US and Georgia Universities Share Community Outreach Strategies March 9, 2009 At first glance, the University of California, Davis and Telavi State University, in the Republic of Georgia don’t appear to have much in common. However, it is some of their differences as well as their commonalities that make UC Davis an ideal host for Sophio (Sopo) Arsenishvili, Deputy Head of the International Office at Telavi State University.
Universities from Eurasia, China, Egypt, and US Share Best Practices in Moscow February 25, 2008 Over the past decade, Russia and its neighbors have launched an array of reforms in higher education administration. The introduction of multi-level educational systems and dramatic changes to increase the quality of higher education according to the Bologna Process have been key goals.	IREX Hosts Chinese Higher Education Delegation July 5, 2006 IREX hosted a delegation of Chinese university administrators and Ministry of Education officials for a presentation on the US higher education system.
University Management Reform Conference Held in Moscow October 11, 2005 University administrators and Ministers of Education from across Eurasia were able to gather in Moscow to discuss “Case Studies and Models for Higher Education Reform” at a conference funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.