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21 novembre 2017

Government mulls income-contingent student loans

The Japanese government is considering major reform to the higher education tuition system by moving to an income-contingent loan scheme similar to systems in Australia, England, Hungary, the Netherlands and some other countries, write Shiro Armstrong and Bruce Chapman for East Asia Forum. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Government announces tax relief for private universities

Ghana’s government has announced that privately-owned universities will be granted some tax reliefs, thereby enabling them to thrive and admit more students, reports GhanaWeb. More...

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21 novembre 2017

A last-minute fight against graduate student tax hike

University leaders and education groups are urging the United States Congress to reconsider provisions in the House GOP tax bill that would mean huge tax hikes for graduate students – that they warn could cripple graduate education in America – writes Benjamin Wermund for Politico. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Universities to be allowed to hire on higher salaries

Universities in Ireland are to be allowed to hire staff on salaries higher than that of the Taoiseach (prime minister) under new measures aimed at attracting top talent to the third-level sector, writes Carl O’Brien for The Irish Times. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Massive surge in foreign student numbers

The Netherlands has seen a massive surge in the number of international higher education students, with over 80,000 enrolled at Dutch universities and applied sciences universities during the 2016-17 academic year, and many are expected to stay in the country, writes Zack Newmark for NLTimes. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Universities warned against issuing fake degrees

Universities in Uganda have been warned against issuing 'fake' degrees to people seeking to advance their careers, writes Andrew Ssenyonga for New Vision. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Students angry over fees hike and other issues

Students have reacted angrily at the raising of university fees to FCFA50,000 (US$90) as a harmonisation measure with other countries, as well as the withdrawal of student grants and lack of services. More...

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21 novembre 2017

What the Treasury hijacking means for HE and beyond

South Africa has been rocked by news that President Jacob Zuma has bulldozed the country’s National Treasury to adopt a fee-free higher education proposal without following standard process and scrutiny. This is reportedly what’s behind the resignation of the Treasury’s respected head of budgeting, Michael Sachs. The Conversation Africa's Sibonelo Radebe asked Seán Muller to weigh up the implications. More...

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21 novembre 2017

Dispute over first veterinary school in half a century

By Suvendrini Kakuchi. Heated debate – both political and academic – over the establishment of a new veterinary school in Japan after a lacuna of 52 years has highlighted the excruciating challenges that face the country in its push to reform higher education. More...

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21 novembre 2017

What to do about sexual harassment on campuses

By Ashwini Deshpande. We are witnessing a virtual tsunami of lists of well-known men in academia, policy-making, the entertainment industry, hospitality and the food industry who are being accused of sexual harassment. More...

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