The OECD has come out with the biggest global school rankings. And Asian countries have come in the top five. Singapore is in the lead, followed by Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. African countries are at the bottom. Surprisingly, the U.K. is in 20th place and the U.S. in 28th.
Demand for English MOOC
According to FutureLearn, 370,000 students have enrolled for a British Council course that helps in preparing for an English language test. This MOOC is most popular in the Middle East. The course is aimed at students preparing for the IELTS. This has more students than a social psychology course from Wesleyan University in the US, which previously had the maximum number of students — 260,000 subscribers.
Conference back on
Queen’s University in Belfast has decided to hold a conference on the Charlie Hebdo massacre, which it had earlier decided to cancel on security grounds. Under criticism from novelists, poets, academics and intellectuals over the cancellation, the event, which will be held in June, will discuss the implications of the attack on the magazine.
