By Carl O'Brien, Brian Mooney. New measure a ‘big blow’ for Government plans to attract more students from abroad.
Thousands of international students based in Ireland face dramatic hikes in health insurance because their policies are deemed to be in breach of the law. More...

By Thomas Dähler. Der Streit zwischen den beiden Basel um die ständig wachsenden Kosten ihrer Universität hat eine Hauptursache: die teuren Grenzgänger, die in Basel studieren. Anders als immer wieder behauptet, sind es nicht die exzellenten Ausländer aus aller Welt, die am meisten zum Kostenwachstum der Universität beitragen, sondern die Grenzgänger aus Baden-Württemberg. Gemäss einem vom Bundesamt für Statistik 2015 publizierten Themenbericht handelt es sich bei neun Prozent der in Basel Studierenden (ohne Doktorierende) um Grenzgänger. More...

By Yuliya Klochan. The average higher education student of today is no longer an 18-year old undergraduate student who receives a bachelor’s degree in four years to move into the workforce. Seventy four percent of today’s undergraduates have at least one non-traditional characteristic: They are transfers, adults with dependents, full- or part-time workers, minorities, or first-generation university attendees. And the greatest need for higher education is among vulnerable groups such as 24-year-old single mothers and 50-year-old displaced workers. More...

By Ryhor Astapenia. The Belarusian authorities have recently shown interest in developing business education; evidence of this can be found in the Concept adopted by the Belarusian government in 2015. However, the Ministry of Education has not yet done much to adjust state regulations to match the situation on the ground. More...