Higher education is education acquired after attending secondary education institutions such as high schools, and is acquired in universities and technical training establishments. Normally, completion of higher education courses leads to obtaining a degree or professional certifications. In the International Convention on Human Rights, access to higher education has been enshrined as a right and many countries have been asked to ensure that it is treated as such. Indeed, many countries have tried to make it accessible to all, without however fully succeeding. Depending on the country, there are different selection criteria for joining higher education establishments. Some of the students who join higher education institutions are bright students from poor families who have successfully completed secondary education and their respective governments offer to support them. Another group of students are sponsored to pursue higher education. In other countries they are called shadow students, while in others they are called self-sponsored students. This group, normally, students' tuition fees are paid either by their parents, guardians, non-governmental institutions or well-wishers. Although there are still many challenges in accessing higher education, many countries practice the quota system so that the number of students from each administration funded by the government can pursue higher education for their future . Education can bring equality by inspiring others to pursue higher education. to call it the universal equalizer, and one may think that since academic prowess depends on the intellect of the individual, external factors are unlikely to affect one's performance, which on the other hand will determine the middle of life. paper ......ide reforms. Washington DC: World Bank, 1998. Print.Law, Ian Debora Phillips and Turney Laura. ed. Institutional racism in higher education. New York: Trentham Books, 2004. Print. Lazin, Fred, N. Jayaram and Matt Evans. Higher education and equal opportunities: transnational perspectives. Virginia: Lexington Books, 2012. Print. Pinheiro, Romulo, Paul Benneworth and Allan Glen Jone. Universities and regional development: a critical assessment of tensions and contradictions. England: Routledge, 2012. Print.Topping, Keith J. “The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring in Further and Further Education: A Typology and Literature Review.” Higher Education 32.3 (2005): 321-345. Internet. November 28, 2013 Ward, Nadia L. “Improving Equity and Access to Higher Education Institutions for Low-Income and Minority Youth.” » Urban Education 41.1 (2006): 50-70. Internet. December 17.2013