There will be no increase in tuition fees for both public and private Egyptian universities, Higher Education Minister Ashraf El-Sheehy said last weekend, reports Ahram Online. More...
31 janvier 2017
No increase in university tuition fees – Minister
Introducing fees for non-EU students is a game-changer
By Jan Petter Myklebust. The introduction of tuition fees for foreign students had only a marginal effect upon the more than SEK23 billion (US$2.6 billion) higher education budget in 2015. But it has been a game-changer at the vast majority of Swedish higher education institutions, which now take internationalisation work more seriously. More...
Lawmakers target college tuition and access
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Legislators from both parties and both houses of the General Assembly gathered Tuesday to highlight more than 20 bills that they say would improve higher education in Virginia. More...
Reimbursements for schools that provide tuition waivers
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A bill to reimburse state schools that provide tuition waivers primarily for veterans and American Indian students was heard in the House Education committee on Monday. More...
26 janvier 2017
'Students: boycott survey to stop cynical plan to raise fees'
By Sorana Vieru. The NSS represents big money in terms of university marketing – university student satisfaction scores are emblazoned over recruitment literature, and are used as a core component of institutional league tables. More...
25 janvier 2017
New model to harmonise higher education fees
The Inter-University Council for East Africa is working to introduce a tool for calculating unit costs to help harmonise higher education fees, as part of its contribution to promoting equal opportunities for all higher education students in the region, writes James Karuhanga for The New Times. Read more...
Price, Cost, and Fees
By Matt Reed. When I interviewed for the job I eventually got at Holyoke, the president there asked if I had any questions. Read more...
17 janvier 2017
Budget scraps tuition fees for all state universities
By Elvira Ramirez-Cohn. The first budget under the administration of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, signed into law on 22 December, includes allocations to scrap tuition fees in all state universities and colleges from the 2017 academic year, as part of a significant increase in the country’s education budget. Read more...
08 janvier 2017
Threatening tuition hike, Oregon universities demand funding increase
Submitted by Steven Wyman. The presidents of Oregon’s seven public universities are telling legislative leaders they need a big funding increase to keep tuition down. That’s the main message in a letter the university presidents intend to send to legislative leaders this week. More...
