The quality of university education in Malaysia has been a subject of fierce debate for several years. In particular, criticism erupts every time Malaysian universities slide down the QS World University Rankings or Asian rankings. Recently, there has been controversy over the reluctance of some leading universities such as Universiti Malaya and Universiti Sains Malaysia to submit data to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. More...

Most international university rankings do not attempt to measure the quality of university graduates. However, Emerging, a Paris-based consulting group, and Trendence, a German branding research institute, have been producing a Global Employability University Ranking since 2011, This year’s edition is based on an online survey of recruiters in twenty countries conducted between June and October asking which universities they preferred to recruit graduates from. More...

At the request of Buckingham Palace and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), this letter invites you to nominate an individual from your institution to be considered for an invitation to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 12 May, Wednesday 20 May or Thursday 28 May 2015. The deadline for nominations is Friday 30 January 2015.
This is an opportunity to recognise the contribution of the wide variety of people working in higher education, and your nomination can be drawn from all levels and roles across the institution. More...

In its Autumn Statement, the Government confirmed that HEFCE would provide £50 million to institutions during 2015-16, which with matched funding would enable 10,000 masters students each to receive a £10,000 contribution towards the cost of their studies. This is intended to build upon the pilot Postgraduate Support Scheme (PSS) during 2014-15, and to provide a bridge to the proposed implementation of a loan scheme for masters students from 2016-17 onwards. More...

HEFCE has published a new interactive data toolkit based on local higher education profiles.
The new data tool looks at the pattern of higher education (HE) at both Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and regional level. It includes data on student numbers and characteristics, graduate employment, and higher education's interaction with business and the community. More...