The government is considering the introduction of a tuition fee for several popular university programmes, while others, such as degrees in communication, would be abolished completely, the State Secretariat’s new higher education strategy reveals.
The Ministry of Human Resources had recently informed university and college deans of the plan, which includes the cancellation of several popular programmes, such as degrees in communication. Read more...
The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University are scheduled to introduce recommendation-based admissions as well as so-called admission office (AO) exams based on interviews and essays for the first time this autumn. Read more...
THE National Universities Commission (NUC) will establish a portal for Ph.D holders in order to facilitate their engagement in the Nigerian university system, the Executive Secretary, Prof Julius Okojie, has said
OKojie said an an interactive dinner with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that it was worrisome that Ph.D holders were unemployed when their services were needed in the universities. Read more...
By Matthew Knott. The heads of some of the country's leading scientific facilities say they were caught by surprise late last year to discover that funding for world-renowned research infrastructure was linked to the passage of university fee deregulation. Read more...
By . Marriage and motherhood—not college degrees and careers—are the paramount goals for young girls living in the territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the fledgling terrorist organization known as ISIS. And girls need not wait until they’re in their 20s or 30s to attain either goal. That much can be gleaned from a "manifesto" on women that was recently disseminated by the group. Read more...
By Nectar Gan. This year's central government work report has high hopes that greater innovation will give a boost to China’s slowing economic growth. Read more...
More than 40 Russian universities have delayed stipend payments to their students since the beginning of the year, student rights ombudsman Artyom Khromov confirmed to The Moscow Times on Thursday. Read more...
By Margaret Andrews. I’ve worked in management education for over 15 years and continue to do so because I believe that developing management talent is important, the need is universal and growing, and that how we develop talent will continue to evolve. Read more...
By Aldwyn Cooper. The most recent members’ meeting of Universities UK focused on the importance of European Union membership to the support and operation of British universities. Vice-chancellors were clear that the loss to the UK’s higher education sector in Britain would be considerable if Britain withdrew from the EU and that relevant arguments need to be reinforced with all political parties. Read more...
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