The Council of Independent Universities (CIU) has formed a peer-review committee to lead a process that creates a centralized quality assurance system to appraise programmes and degrees to meet local and international standards.
The Council said the process would reassure the public about the quality of courses being offered by the private tertiary institutions and address the falling standards of education in the country. More...
By . Cash-strapped third-level institutions have increasingly come to rely on fees from foreign students, but this strategy is not without risk. More...
By Universities UK. Universities UK supports the Government’s Higher Education and Research Bill’s principle of giving more people the chance to attend university. However, it warns that any new institutions must meet the UK’s rigorous high standards and uphold the UK’s reputation for academic excellence. More...
By Baboki Kayawe. Health, engineering and creative arts as well as media studies programmes have received the largest share of government sponsorship for higher education learners this academic cycle. More...
By . Recently there have been some proposals that would see changes made to the UK's higher education system, and if they come to pass it could mean companies like Facebook and Google could set up their own academic institutions. Institutions capable of awarding degrees, just like a university. More...
The Prague Declaration which was signed by 76 universities from 29 countries at a conference of rectors in the historical building of Charles University says the schools' task is to create space for a free exchange of opinions and it places emphasis on critical thinking. More...
By Martin C. Spicer. Latin America could be on the verge of an epochal transformation. Over the next few years, middle-income jobs – particularly in the services sector – are expected to account for nearly all of the region’s employment growth. Forecasters say that countries in the region could add approximately 14-23 million well-paying jobs through 2018 – if employers can find workers with the skills they need. More...
The disaster agency’s chair also provided information on a newly established database used to keep track of Syrian students called the Foreign Student Information Operating System (YÖBİS). Accordingly, information on how and where each student is receiving education is followed via the system. More...
By Mary Dejevsky. Town halls and unringfenced government departments are feeling the pinch, but one corner of British public life is conspicuously flush. Visit almost any university in the land and you will find a small city bursting with Portakabins, scaffolding and cranes. If you dare to raise your eyes from the mud puddles, you will see vast hoardings displaying images of glass palaces. More...
Ein Viertel aller Studierenden in Deutschland hat einen Migrationshintergrund, darunter sind 8 Prozent internationale Studierende, von denen viele nach dem Studienabschluss in Deutschland arbeiten wollen. Das ist eines der Ergebnisse des sechsten Bildungsberichts »Bildung in Deutschland 2016«. Mehr...
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