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26 février 2018

Non-academic university staff vow to continue strike

Non-teaching staff members of federal universities in Nigeria have vowed that their ongoing strike will continue until their demands are acceded to by the government. The workers, operating under the umbrella of the Joint Action Committee, have been on a nationwide strike which entered the 78th day last week Tuesday, reports Sahara Reporters. More...
26 février 2018

'Grossly inequitable' fee-free warning from universities

Universities have warned that fee-free study could push some students to apply for courses they are unlikely to pass, as tension between the sector and the Labour-led government over the flagship scheme has been revealed in letters sent to Education Minister Chris Hipkins, writes Nicholas Jones for the NZ Herald. More...
26 février 2018

Finally – How government plans to fund free education

A month after university registrations opened, Treasury has finally answered the big question regarding how government will fund free higher education – as expected it comes with significant cuts in government expenditure, writes Tebogo Tshwane for the Mail & Guardian. More...
26 février 2018

Academia, industry partner to end labour market mismatch

Four heads of higher education bodies and the Federation of Thai Industries have joined forces to solve the problem of a mismatch of supply and demand of labour force and skills in Thailand, writes Dumrongkiat Mala for the Bangkok Post. More...
26 février 2018

Universities, colleges to abolish admission fees by 2022

South Korea’s education ministry said last weekend that the nation’s national and private universities and 330 vocational colleges had presented their plans to do away with admission fees, reports KBS. More...
26 février 2018

Scottish universities demand say on tuition fees

Scottish universities have demanded a say on the future of tuition fees after British Prime Minister Theresa May launched a review of university funding, to be chaired by author and financier Philip Augar, writes Andrew Denholm for The Herald. More...
26 février 2018

Universities criticise government's free tuition criteria

Universities in Japan have slammed the central government for its moves to set criteria for institutions that will come under student fee reduction and exemption programmes as "an intervention in university autonomy", reports The Mainichi Japan. More...
26 février 2018

Calls for student sexual assault taskforce

Leading anti-sexual violence advocacy groups are calling for the federal government to establish an independent taskforce to monitor Australian universities’ and residences’ responses to sexual violence and how they are attempting to tackle the issue, writes Remy Varga for The Australian. More...
26 février 2018

Record foreign student numbers at technology universities

The number of foreign students doing engineering and technical degrees in the Netherlands has never been higher, with one in three masters students at four institutions coming from abroad, writes Senay Boztas for DutchNews.nl. More...
26 février 2018

HE body moots changes to academic promotion criteria

The University Grants Commission of India has proposed to do away with most of the existing rules on promotions for the post of associate and assistant professors, reports Outlook India. More...
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