By . At HESA towers, we’ve recently been looking at some data on student costs of living in various countries. This has prompted a number of observations with respect to the ways in which higher education – however global and transnational it may occasionally appear to be – is still deeply rooted in national cultures. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Hundreds of colleges are offering programs that simply aren’t worth the expense. And while it’s difficult for families to figure out which schools are a good deal, a new report from Third Way suggests the reality is: depressingly few. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. There is some good news for American parents terrified about the rising costs of college outstripping inflation and their investments: the average amount families spent on college actually went down last year. More...
Estimer par ses propres moyens le coût d’un salarié peut s’avérer compliqué et les règles fiscales et sociales peuvent-être difficiles à appréhender. Le Gouvernement a donc mis en place un simulateur d’embauche afin de faciliter l’estimation de ce coût pour l’employeur. Voir l'article...
By . The answer, in a comparison between the major anglophone nations of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (NI), USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (NZ) is clearly: England. Graduates from English universities will leave with twice the debt of even private universities in the USA (£44,500 compared with the equivalent of £29,000 for for-profit universities in the USA and around £20,000 for public and private non-profits). Scotland will have the lowest average student debt (around £10,000), followed by Canada. More...
The cost of a university degree in Singapore is set to rise, according to a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, writes Amelia Teng for The Straits Times. Read more...
By . Graduates from England incur the most debt, research has found. It’s an intimidating figure that deters bright applicants from poorer backgrounds. More...
By . On Wednesday, someone took me to task in the comments section of the blog for part of my analysis on the financial situation of higher education, saying:
“The HE sector has hiked tuition up far faster than inflation citing “Increased teaching costs”. They have been unable or unwilling to provide proper costings for this.”
Is this true? Well, it depends how long a time-frame you choose to use. Let’s look at the data. More...
By Ashley A. Smith. An inadequate high school education can get expensive for students when they need to take remedial courses in college, according to a new report. Read more...
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