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With traditional universities increasingly using web-based learning as a way of recruiting students world-wide, University World News spoke to the head of Italy’s top online university to see how it has developed a successful model for international higher learning

Enrollments for the 2018-2019 school year at the Rome-based International Telematic University, Uninettuno, have exceeded expectations, university rector Maria Amata Garito, shared with UWN: “I can confirm that enrolments have jumped quite a bit this year – up by circa 200% compared to last year,” said Garito.…

THE GLOBAL artists’ paint market and industry may be small compared to bulk coatings segments, but it is important – and not just because real profits can be made by manufacturers, but also because this specialist segment drives innovation.

The need to reduce the environmental health impact of products that have inevitably had to deliver high-quality performance is one key focus of manufacturers and brands at present.…

As he took in the fourth Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week (ASFW) in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa last week, Kenneth K Han, managing director of Shints ETP Garment Plc, said he is optimistic over the country’s potential in the textile and apparel sector, despite many challenges.…

Are biohacking and new implanted technologies the new frontier in cyber fraud? That was the question addressed at an event organised by the Fraud Advisory Panel, an independent cross-border organisation that fights fraud, on October 18th, at the Chartered Accountants Hall in London’s Moorgate.…

WITH an estimated USD1.5 trillion lost to the global economy because of bribes, the World Bank is pushing for a diverse array of technology to be deployed – it is a call being answered with anti-graft systems being installed worldwide.

Reducing corruption “is a priority” for the World Bank, it said in a briefing note in September 2017.…

UNTIL the past two years, scalp care products have been regarded as an elite product in China, with sales generally restricted to expensive lines sold at high-end hair salons. But recently, this specialist hair care products have been increasingly available on the mass market and are proving especially popular with young women commanding higher incomes, according to the London-based research firm Mintel.…

Southwark Crown Court, London, found two former top executives of collapsed oil firm Afren guilty of fraud and money laundering in their handling of a USD300 million oil deal. In the October 24 ruling on a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the court found former chief executive and operating officers, Osman Shahenshah and Shahid Ullah guilty of fraud by deceiving the Afren Board into agreeing the USD300 million business deal, from which they personally received more than USD17 million.…

CHINA’S State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) aims to between 2016 and 2020 double domestic sales of premium cigarettes whose retail prices exceed Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY200/carton of 10 packs (USD29.10), or CNY20 per pack, (‘category one’ in Chinese language), compared to 2011-2015 sales.…

Egypt’s anti-money laundering AML regime is being undermined by the lack of an independent judiciary and the economically-active military increasingly above the law, despite reforms to the law governing an Administrative Control Authority charged with curbing corruption.

Another concern voiced by AML experts is the weakening of Central Bank of Egypt’ independence under the government of strongman President Abdel-Fattah Al Sisi, a former field marshal.…

INSTANT noodles have become one of the most popular ready-to-cook meals in India with marketing campaigns highlighting their cooking convenience and popularity with children.

With annual sales of USD640 million in 2017, this Indian food segment is growing at 13.4% annually, according to data from London-based market analysis company Euromonitor International.…