Aberystwyth University is planning to close its overseas campus on the island of Mauritius just two years after it opened after the institution’s governing body decided it will "not enrol further intakes of students" at the branch campus from March 2018, reports BBC News. More...23 janvier 2018
Aberystwyth University's island campus set to close
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