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By John Morgan. Richmond, the American International University in London has become one of the rare private providers to pass a full review by the quality watchdog. Not-for-profit Richmond – which describes itself as an international, liberal arts, and business studies institution and has around 1,000 students – has undergone a successful institutional review by the Quality Assurance Agency. Publicly-funded universities must undergo institutional review by the QAA. However, it is not an automatic requirement for private providers. Richmond, whose UK degrees are validated by the Open University, underwent its review voluntarily.. More...

 The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) is an association of university chief executives from higher education institutions around the world. Membership is limited to those individuals who serve as presidents, rectors or vice-chancellors at regionally accredited colleges or universities. The link address is: http://iaup.org/

By John Morgan. Visa applications from overseas students seeking to study at universities are up 4 per cent despite the government’s toughening of the visa regime. However, today’s quarterly migration figures – from the Office for National Statistics – also show a rise in net migration thanks to a fall in the number of people emigrating from the UK. That may prompt the government to further tighten the rules for overseas students in a bid to meet its target of reducing net migration to the “tens of thousands” by 2015.  The figures suggest that the further education and schools sectors, rather than higher education, have borne the brunt of the government’s visa crackdown. More...

 Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) is a network of 42 universities from the capital cities of Europe, with a combined strength of over 120,000 staff and 1,500,000 students. Its role is to promote academic excellence, integration and co-operation between member universities throughout Europe. It seeks also to be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process and to facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the European higher education area. The link address is: http://www.unica-network.eu/

By David Matthews. Almost nine out of ten graduates from the class of 2008-09 are in work, according to new data, and just over 3 per cent are unemployed. The statistics show that the graduates are fairing much better in the labour market than they were six months after leaving university. Surveyed half a year after graduating, 7.2 per cent of 2008-09 leavers were unemployed. But this proportion dropped to 3.2 per cent in the following three years, while the number in work rose from 73.4 per cent to 87.1 per cent, according to the Higher Education Statistics Authority’s longitudinal survey of graduate destinations. The number in further study fell from 14.6 per cent to 6.7 per cent. More...

 The work of the Council of Europe in the field of higher education and research focuses on issues related to the recognition of qualifications, public responsibility for higher education and research, higher education governance and other fields relevant for the establishment of the European Higher Education Area by 2010. The Council of Europe also supports reform of higher education in the so-called priority regions, mainly the South East Europe, South Caucasus and CIS countries. The link address is: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/highereducation/Default_en.asp

 The Mission of the International Network of Universities (INU) is to advance the internationalization of INU member institutions through co-operation in university management, research collaboration and student and staff mobility. It allows member universities to provide a richer array of international activities and allows members to share good practice. The INU has endorsed the theme of Global Citizenship as a common element across the teaching and research of its member universities. The link address is: http://inunis.net.preview.binero.se/

 The International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU) brings together public universities covering a vast array of contemporary knowledge, establishments that are recognized within their country for the importance they afford to research and their close ties to the development of society. The founding universities members are from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and North America. The link address is: http://www.fiup-ifpu.umontreal.ca/