Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater “ideological guidance” in China’s universities and urged the study of Marxism, state media reported on Monday, as the country tightens control on Western ideology.
Xi’s comments are the latest sign of his politically conservative agenda and come amid a ratcheting up of controls over the media, dissidents and the internet. More...

By Tanya El Kashef. It was not too long ago that Tahrir Square echoed with chants demanding social equality and opportunity.  When President Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation in February 2011, roars of excitement emanated from all corners of the square; drumbeats and happiness laced the air, and for a moment, it seemed like everything was going to be okay. More...

Almost a million people have signed up to take free online courses offered by leading UK universities, figures show.
Business, health and language are among the most popular subject areas for “massive open online courses” - known as MOOCs - offered through a UK-based “hub” and women are more likely to join than men. More...

By Yarden Skop. The Council for Higher Education has voted to let colleges, not just universities, award doctoral degrees— effectively allowing the creation of Israel’s first private universities. More...

By Rory Hearne. AUSTERITY, unemployment, and the recession have affected some groups in our society more than others.
A generation of Irish youth has been, and remains, disproportionally impacted.
Almost 10% of our young people emigrated during the recession. That equates to over 30,000 young people, aged between 15 and 24, leaving each year. More...

The Obama administration has taken on the admirable but tricky task of rating colleges based on real-life factors that might matter the most to working families. If they're going to scrape up the money for a four-year education, these families tend to worry foremost about how much it will cost, whether their children will graduate and get a job, and whether the new graduates will be able to pay off student loans. Less important to them might be what professors elsewhere think of a college, or how many applicants it rejects, factors that weight the rankings produced by various publications, most notably U.S. News & World Report. More...

By Vivek Pai. The online education sector saw a lot of investments this year in the country, along with the entry of new players through acquisitions, new initiatives or partnerships. Additionally, various government policies to encourage e-learning, various MOOC initiatives by universities and the digitization of books underscored the growing importance of e-learning in the country. More...

The for-profit education industry in the U.S has become highly competitive due to increasing secular headwinds. As the job market improves, students are opting for employment over degree programs.  The value proposition of a formal college degree is declining due to increasing tuition rates and overall difficult discretionary spending environment. Headwinds such as reluctance of students to take loans, sluggish demand and an overall difficult discretionary spending environment remain. In addition, educational institutions are being monitored by the Department of Education (DoE) and are now being asked to furnish information to prospective students relating to recruitment procedures and the use of student grants. More...

Von Martin Greive. Ist Deutschland einem Akademisierungswahn verfallen? Diese These wurde zuletzt immer häufiger vertreten. Die Wirtschaft schlägt nun zurück. Im Bildungssystem gebe es ganz andere Probleme.
Bildung lohnt sich. Dieser Grundsatz ist seit Jahrzehnten wie in Stein gemeißelt. Je mehr Fähigkeiten man erwirbt, je höher der Bildungsabschluss ist, desto leichter findet man einen Job. Und einen gut bezahlten. Mehr...

Effat University has opened a new college for architecture and design after receiving accreditation from the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Higher Education. More...