By Prashant K. Nanda. UGC, the apex education regulator, wants private entities to share the job of accreditation. So far the government’s preserve, the job of accrediting educational institutions may soon be handed over to private entities. India has 723 universities including institutions of national importance, 37,204 colleges and 11,356 professional schools offering diploma-level courses. Overall, some 28.6 million students are pursuing higher education, according to data available with human resource development (HRD) ministry. More...German surge in international education
By John Ross. THE top international student destinations are losing ground to countries in Europe and the Middle East, according to a new a report by rankings compilers Quacquarelli Symonds.
The ‘Trends in international student mobility’ report, released last week, found that Australia was not alone in experiencing a troubled international education sector. The top two destination countries, the US and the UK, had seen steeper falls in the proportion of internationally mobile students applying to study at their institutions. More...
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