By Abby Young-Powell and Natalie Gil. Young people are struggling with the cost of renting – and many see home ownership as a pipe dream. More...
Scottish universities' research funding cut by £13 million
By Simon Johnson. Scotland's universities warn SNP ministers the decision is "short-sighted" and could lead them losing out to their competitors in England. Read more...
Les Ebdon pulls out of event attended by ‘loan-day lender’
By . England’s university access tsar boycotted a conference on student welfare after a controversial lending firm was also invited to speak. More...
Edinburgh and other research-intensives lose out in funding reshuffle
By . A major reorganisation of quality-related funding in Scotland will take money away from the “ancient” universities and hand it to newer institutions. More...
Vince Cable: loss of polytechnics was a mistake
By . The conversion of polytechnics into universities has been lamented as a “poor decision” by the business secretary. Mr Cable told the Association of Colleges’ annual higher education conference, held on 4 March, that the UK suffered from a lack of higher level and specialised apprenticeships. More...
Overseas fee income grows again as share of total
By . The UK’s universities increased their income from overseas students once again last year, with their fee payments rising to 12.7 per cent of total income. More...
Le défi de la validation: l’Europe en passe de reconnaître toutes les formes d’apprentissage ?
L’inventaire européen de l’apprentissage non formel et informel offre une source incomparable d’informations détaillées sur l’évolution de la validation des acquis dans l’ensemble de l’Europe.
Il montre que, malgré la complexité de la tâche, les stratégies et la législation en matière de validation progressent lentement mais sûrement.
La cinquième mise à jour de cet inventaire comprend un dossier de plus d’un millier de pages, présentant une vue d’ensemble de la validation dans 33 pays européens, assorti d’exemples de bonnes pratiques et d’une analyse thématique des questions liées à la poursuite du développement et de la mise en œuvre de la validation
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www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/9092_fr.pdf. Voir l'article...
NMITE, Britain's newest university – all you need to know
By Harry Wallop. The New Model In Technology & Engineering, Hereford, the first new university in Britain in 30 years opens its doors to engineering, technology and science students in 2017. Fees, courses, campus and facts – this is all you need to know. Read more...
Scottish universities warn against SNP political control
By Simon Johnson. St Andrews University leads an attack against Scottish Government legislation creating unprecedented interference with their governance. Read more...
Promouvoir le rééquilibrage européen
Lire la suite sur le blog des Nocturnes de l'économie. Voir l'article...