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UK: The UK has more Technological University, Binotti had worked at Horizon has previously worked as the
universities in the new Times Singapore is in third. International School, Yangon, director of the Education
Higher Education (THE) Young The THE Young University and disappeared after the murder Abroad Programmes Division at
University Rankings than any Rankings includes 200 of his colleague Gary Ferguson in the Institute for International
other country. institutions from 48 countries. November 2016 (see December Education.
There are 27 British To see the full rankings, go to 2016 Gazette). He had last been ‘As an active member of
institutions in these rankings, http://bit.ly/2nJQTE8 seen at Ferguson’s house. the international language
which compare universities that Interpol has issued a ‘red community for more than
are under 50 years old. Two alert’ notice for Binotti after he two decades, I have always
universities are in the top 50, fled Myanmar. However, Police respected the mission, values
including Dundee University Scotland said that it didn’t have and work of Tesol International
(16th) and the University of the authority to arrest him until Association,’ he said. ‘Now
Stirling (46th). The US, despite police in Myanmar acted. more than ever, our efforts
its supremacy in the World The Sun reported that, after to bring people together to
University Rankings, only has being tracked down in Glasgow, advance the English language
five representatives in the Binotti deleted a Facebook teaching agenda is critical.’
Young top 200. account he was using under an
The École Polytechnique alias and may have fled again.
Fédérale de Lausanne,
Switzerland, where
international students make up UNITED STATES:
54 per cent of the student body, A new executive director has
scoops the top spot in the THE MYANMAR: Harris been appointed to lead the
league table. Binotti, who is wanted in Tesol International Association.
South East Asia takes up the connection with the murder of Chris Powers, who has more
rest of the top five places in the a fellow teacher at an English than twenty years’ experience
ranking. Hong Kong University language school in Myanmar, has in international education, will
of Science and Technology is in apparently been living in Glasgow, take over from Rosa Aaronson.
second position, while Nanyang Scotland, the Scottish Sun reported. Among other roles, Powers Chris Powers

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