By Christina Reed. France’s president François Hollande has agreed to cancel more than half of €256 million (£200 million) worth of budget cuts to research and higher education in response to heavy criticism from scientists. More...

Por Katherine Chaves R. Professional services firm Deloitte has changed its selection process so recruiters do not know where candidates went to school or university.
It hopes to prevent "unconscious bias" and tap a more diverse "talent pool". More...

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is meant to be a watchdog for hundreds of for-profit schools, wielding the stamp of approval that colleges need to receive federal money. It's one of many accreditors authorized by the U.S. Education Department to ensure the quality of schools. But the nonprofit is being accused of employing lax standards and failing to stop schools from preying on students. More...

A Tongan MP has proposed that MPs' salaries be boosted to match those of parliamentarians in Fiji and Samoa.
Ha'apai MP Vili Hingano told parliament that Samoan MPs get over 36 thousand US dollars and Tongans should get the same to reflect their work performance and work load. More...

A Tongan MP has proposed that MPs' salaries be boosted to match those of parliamentarians in Fiji and Samoa.
Ha'apai MP Vili Hingano told parliament that Samoan MPs get over 36 thousand US dollars and Tongans should get the same to reflect their work performance and work load. More...

The Immigration services were launched after feedback about the importance of Universities within the higher education sector. Universities as sponsors would have a dedicated point of contact within the United Kingdom border agency as well as access to expert advice and information. More...

Annually, academic consulting firms like Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education release what they call global rankings of universities. These rankings have been an outcome of the globalization of higher education. Higher education is now a “new sport,” of course with undertones of making these “globally-ranked” reputations bases to help bolster universities’ academic missions and entrepreneurial standing. More...

By Matthew Knott. The nation's elite Group of Eight universities have proposed that the federal government reintroduce limits on how many students each university can enrol, a suggestion slammed by other vice-chancellors as "cancerous" and "selfish". More...

By AT Editor. A decade earlier, less than 4 percent of graduates from a popular high school in Beijing, known for high quality teachers who groomed students for elite universities, left to study abroad each year.
The majority chose to pursue their higher studies at home, with the brightest among them heading to top-ranking institutions like Peking University and Tsinghua University, said Shi Guopeng, heads of the Beijing No. 4 High School’s international program. More...

Von Jarrett Carter. Auslandsaufenthalte sind bei deutschen Studenten ziemlich beliebt. Und die Lust auf fremde Länder und Kulturen scheint ungebrochen. Stagnierte der Anteil an Studierenden, die zumindest für ein paar Wochen oder Monate der Heimat-Universität den Rücken kehren, lange bei rund einem Drittel, so stieg er von 2013 bis 2015 deutlich von 32 auf 37 Prozent. Mehr...