Qatar Airways and USIEF Offer Pre-departure Orientation for US bound Indian Students

Qatar Airways and USIEF have come together to organize pre-departure orientation for more than 2500 Indian students preparing for a US university education.

US universities respond to Donald Trump’s 'immigrant ban'

On January 27, 2017, the Donald Trump administration banned the nationals of seven countries from entering the United States. The 'immigrant ban' affects 20,000 international students and faculty, and has drawn opposition from US citizens, government officials, employers, and educational institutions. For updates, visit www.braingainmag.com

Studying Engineering Design

Matthew Karau, an electronics engineer who specializes in designing interactive systems, teaches Engineering Design at New York University, Abu Dhabi. He got his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He has taught in European universities, provided consulting services to several companies, and worked in interdisciplinary research organizations such as MIT Media Lab and Media Lab Europe. He is also a certified Cordon Bleu chef. Here he talks about Engineering Design and offers advice to students interested in it.

Dr. Teresa Sullivan on international student life at UVA

In an exclusive interview with BrainGain Magazine on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Dr Sullivan, President of the University of Virginia, discussed how international students can participate in UVA’s cutting-edge research, and the funding and work opportunities available to them. She also discussed how diversity enriches academic and cultural life at both the University of Virginia and the broader community of Charlottesville, and UVA’s response to the recent hate crimes in some parts of the United States. She also spoke about how research such as UVA’s Yamuna river project in India benefits the university’s students.

Business Schools Take On Indian Philosophy

Indian-born management thinkers such as Ram Charan, Vijay Govindrajan and Srikumar S Rao are among the world's hottest business gurus and they are transforming American business schools.

A Winning Application

Presently, there are 104,897 Indian students in the United States. All of these students have one thing in common; they presented a winning application

US sees a 66% decline in enrolment for first-time Indian graduates

US universities are seeing a sharp decline in their biggest international markets – China and India, according to new data published by the Council of Graduate Schools.

Dr. Jeffrey Legro on UVA's global approach to education

Dr. Jeffrey W. Legro is Taylor Professor of Politics and Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia. In an exclusive interview with BrainGain Magazine on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, he discussed how the University of Virginia fosters diversity and broadens the horizons of its students. He said UVA students have the opportunity to study in other parts of the world though a range of Study Abroad programs. They also get to learn about the world in Charlottesville itself, because of the diversity of student, staff and faculty, the large number of student associations, and language and area studies programs at the university.