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22 septembre 2017

Top African universities slip on rankings list

The University of Cape Town and the University of the Witwatersrand – the top two universities in Africa – dropped in the Times Higher Education 2017 rankings, with researchers warning South African universities could disappear from the top 200 if the trend continues, writes Michelle Gumede for Business Live. More...
22 septembre 2017

Top Australian university opens campus in Dubai

An Australian university that is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide has opened its campus in Dubai, writes Sarwat Nasir for Khaleej Times. More...
22 septembre 2017

Move to standardise university data to help rankings

A draft amendment to the higher education law proposes clarifying university assessment measures and making them uniform so that university rankings can be more precise in the future, reports VietNamNet Bridge. The amendment follows the recent launch of the country’s first university ranking by a group of independent experts. More...
22 septembre 2017

National agriculture project to benefit 75 universities

In a move to revolutionise higher education in agriculture in India, the World Bank and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research have recently launched the National Agricultural Higher Education Project, an INR11 billion (US$171 million) project that will benefit all 75 agricultural universities under the research council, reports Express News Service. More...
22 septembre 2017

Universities body stresses need to curb radicalisation

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has urged universities to institute effective protocols and programmes to curb opportunities for radicalisation of students and university staff, while strengthening security arrangements on campuses, reports The News. More...
22 septembre 2017

Jobs, harassment push up PhD dropouts

Nearly 40% of researchers in some of the country's top institutions may be dropping out because of personal problems, job opportunities and alleged harassment by guides or supervisors, according to data on admissions versus granting of PhDs, writes Basant Kumar Mohanty for The Telegraph India. More...
22 septembre 2017

Refugee scientists and researchers are being ‘lost’

Many refugee scientists and researchers fleeing conflict in the Middle East and North Africa have been lost in the diaspora – neither continuing their research, nor being welcomed by the countries of forced exile, write Mohamed Elsonpaty, Tareq Hmaidi and Adel Fakhir for SciDev.Net. More...
22 septembre 2017

Universities face risks by protecting DACA recipients

Hundreds of higher education leaders, from the Ivy League to community colleges and advocacy groups, have vowed to protect students on their campuses affected by the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, programme – announced on 5 September – and have urged congress to pass new legislation before the programme expires in March, writes Simona Chiose for The Globe and Mail. More...
22 septembre 2017

Boston’s aid plan achieves leap in equitable access

With a single change in its financial aid policies – wiping out all loan funds for any student eligible for a Pell Grant – Boston University has increased the proportion of its first-year students who qualify for the federal grants for low-income students to 18.2% this autumn, from 14.6% a year ago, writes Doug Lederman for Inside Higher Ed. More...
22 septembre 2017

Increasing number of Chinese students head to Africa

Many Chinese students have their eyes set on American and European universities for overseas study because of advanced social development, but a growing number of Chinese students are going against the trend and receiving their education in African countries, reports ECNS. More...
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