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19 mars 2018

Universities vulnerable to immigration crackdown

Scottish universities are vulnerable to a crackdown on immigration because of their increasing reliance on fees paid by international students, according to Universities Scotland, which represents principals, writes Andrew Denholm for The Herald. More...

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19 mars 2018

Universities told to set up student counselling centres

Higher education institutions and universities across the nation have been asked to set up student counselling centres on campuses immediately to improve the safety of students, reports the Express News Service. More...

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19 mars 2018

Law seeks to boost innovation by lowering research costs

The Egyptian parliament has approved a draft law to reduce the costs of research and promote innovation. The bill, passed on 5 March, exempts higher education and scientific research bodies from taxes and customs fees, including the 14% value-added tax on imported equipment and tools, writes Menna A Farouk for Al-Monitor. More...

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19 mars 2018

University revokes niqab ban after criticism

An Indonesian university whose ban on niqab face veils made global headlines has reversed the policy following criticism that it trampled on personal choice, reports AFP. More...

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19 mars 2018

How universities can arm us for the gun debate

The 1996 Dickey Amendment outlawed the use of federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds “to advocate or promote gun control”, after which CDC funding for all research pertaining to gun violence effectively disappeared. Reversing this amendment would be among the most powerful acts that Americans could take to foster effective legislative and administrative change, writes Andrew Hamilton for The Washington Post. More...

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19 mars 2018

Google to recruit talent for ambitious AI project

The world’s most valuable tech giant Google is joining Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to tap into Taiwan’s talent pool to pursue promising developments of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, writes Sophia Yang for Taiwan News. More...

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19 mars 2018

42% of graduates do not expect to pay back their loan

Almost half of recent graduates believe they will never be able to pay back their student loan, as experts warn that they would be better off without university, writes Camilla Turner for The Telegraph. More...

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19 mars 2018

Universities get green light for salaries over €335,000

Universities have received government approval to recruit top academics on salaries of up to €337,000 a year. Under public sector pay rules, salaries for public sector employees in general are capped and individuals may not earn more than €190,000 (US$234,000) per annum. However, universities may seek approval to pay staff in excess of this on a case-by-case basis, write Carl O’Brien and Peter McGuire for The Irish Times. More...

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19 mars 2018

University strikes continue as staff reject pension offer

Strikes at universities in the United Kingdom are to continue after staff overwhelmingly rejected a revised offer on their pensions, writes Sally Weale for The Guardian. More...

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19 mars 2018

Military medical university reform puts focus on combat

Chinese military professors said military medical universities are being encouraged and helped to shift from their previous focus of making profits to putting more emphasis on their important battlefield-oriented duties under sweeping reforms, writes Deng Xiaoci for Global Times. More...

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