By Aditya Ghosh. Sanskrit fever grips Germany: 14 universities teaching India's ancient language struggle to meet demand as students clamour for courses.
Will Germans be the eventual custodians of Sanskrit, its rich heritage and culture? If the demand for Sanskrit and Indology courses in Germany is any indication, that’s what the future looks like. More...

By Mogomotsi Magome. The SA Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is introducing new regulations on the evaluation of qualifications obtained from foreign institutions to curb the scourge of fake degrees.
SAQA has also introduced new security features on its certificate of evaluation which compared the foreign qualification with those offered in South Africa. More...

A conference was held in Rome, Italy on April 9 for Vietnamese and Italian universities to explore opportunities for training partnerships. 
Thirty leading universities of the two countries sent representatives to the conference, which was organised by the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, Universities and Research, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy. More...

By Akane Otani. Mountains of student debt, flattening wages, and a tough job market have made many people question whether pricey college degrees still lead to good jobs. 
The answer is yes: job opportunities for college-educated workers have never been greater, according to a new report. More...

To ensure seamless mobility of students across higher education institutions in the country as well as abroad, University Grants Commission (UGC) has formulated guidelines for adoption of uniform Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) across all the universities in 19 under graduate courses. More...

By Melissa Korn. The higher-education wealth gap is growing—not just between those who do or don’t have college degrees but among colleges themselves. 
The coffers of the nation’s 40 wealthiest universities, including Harvard University, Stanford University and the University of Michigan, are filling at a faster rate than those of other schools, thanks to particularly strong investment performances and generous donors, according to a report to be published Thursday by Moody’s Investors Service. More...

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. Several Sydney universities caught up in a cheating scandal that includes students using essay writing services say they are responding and cracking down on the new cheating method.
Yesterday, the vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney, Dr Michael Spence, said he would personally head a taskforce to investigate academic misconduct in the wake of new methods of cheating. More...

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. Public colleges and universities used to depend mostly on state funding to keep their doors open, but they are increasingly relying on money from families paying ever-rising tuition.
Even though states increased higher education spending in 2014, tuition accounted for nearly half of public school revenue for the third year in a row, according to a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. More...