By Michael Gardner. Germany’s federal and state governments have opted to continue the Excellence Initiative funding programme for top-level research, ending a lengthy political debate on the issue. Read more...
28 juin 2016
28 juin 2016
Demand rising for study visits, exchange service says
By Michael Gardner. The number of students and academics visiting foreign countries who were supported by the German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD – both outgoing German students and academics and those coming to Germany – grew by 5% in 2015 compared to the previous year. Read more...
28 juin 2016
Funding boost for students, universities and research
By Gilbert Nganga. Kenya’s cash-strapped higher education sector has received a boost after government increased funds to public universities by 8% – more than double an earlier planned raise. Read more...
28 juin 2016
Fourfold increase in students studying abroad – Survey
The number of students studying abroad as part of their Australian university degree has grown fourfold over the past decade, amid high satisfaction ratings for those overseas study programmes, according to research carried out for Universities Australia. Read more...
28 juin 2016
24 centres of excellence for East and Southern Africa
By Karen MacGregor. The World Bank Group’s board of executive directors has approved a US$140 million credit for eight Eastern and Southern African countries to set up 24 centres of excellence in universities to strengthen postgraduate training and research in priority sectors. Read more...
28 juin 2016
New global conference series on international higher education
By Karen MacGregor. A new series of global conferences on higher education internationalisation is being launched in August. The gatherings will take place in locations around the world every four years, generating inclusive debate and global guidance on critical issues in internationalisation, with the first to be held in South Africa. Read more...
28 juin 2016
Court upholds race-conscious university admissions
By Brendan O’Malley. The Supreme Court has ruled 4-3 to uphold the University of Texas’ admissions policy that allows consideration of applicants’ race as a factor in deciding which applicants to award places to, as part of an effort to increase the diversity of the student body. Read more...
28 juin 2016
103 university leaders have ‘grave’ fears over Brexit
By Brendan O’Malley. Days before the United Kingdom's EU referendum vote, vice-chancellors of 103 universities wrote a joint letter voicing their “grave concern” over the impact of a UK exit from the European Union on UK universities and students, warning that it would undermine the country’s position as a global leader in science and innovation and “impoverish our campuses”. Read more...
28 juin 2016
KU Leuven tops new ranking of innovative universities
By Brendan O’Malley. Belgium’s KU Leuven has topped a new ranking of Europe’s most innovative universities, with the United Kingdom’s Imperial College London and Cambridge University coming second and third. Read more...
28 juin 2016
Call to close largest college accreditation agency
By Brendan O’Malley. The United States Department of Education has recommended that the largest national accreditation agency be stripped of its power as gatekeeper of billions of dollars of financial federal aid for independent colleges, a move that would shake up for-profit higher education. Read more...
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