miércoles, 25 de junio de 2014

jueves, 19 de junio de 2014

Asian Colleges To U.S. Counterparts


University of Hong Kong Vs. Columbia University

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Located in Asia's melting pot, Hong Kong, HKU is one of the most prestigous universities in the region, making it Asia's Columbia. Founded in 1911, HKU is known for its popularity with international students. There are more than 3,700 non-local undergraduates, 308 of them from North America. In addition, there are 464 exchange students from American countries. Annual tuition is about $16,800. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), the founding president of the Republic of China, graduated from Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, the predecessor of HKU.

miércoles, 18 de junio de 2014

Classrooms around the world

School Al Ishraq Primary, Akamat Al Me’gab, Yemen
Fertility rate 5.3
Life expectancy at birth 65
Population on less than $2 a day Data not available
Primary age children not in school 22%
Youth literacy 84.1%


School Beaumont High School, St Louis, Missouri
Fertility rate 2
Life expectancy at birth 78
Population on less than $2 a day 0%
Primary age children not in school 3%
Youth literacy 99.7%

School Bornago College, Netherlands
Fertility rate 1.8
Life expectancy at birth 81
Population on less than $2 a day 0%
Primary age children not in school 1%
Youth literacy 99.7%