A leading finance company will let year 12 students bypass university and begin working as accountants and risk management consultants straight after high school from this year, and at least five other companies are in talks to do the same, writes Pallavi Singhal for The Sydney Morning Herald. More...
The authors who accused a website of selling their dissertations against their consent cannot demand the removal of the theses from the platform as, according to intellectual property experts, the sale does not constitute copyright infringement, writes Deng Xiaoci for Global Times. More...
Philanthropic income to United Kingdom universities rose a record-breaking 23%, last year reaching over £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) for the first time, writes Melanie May for UK Fundraising. More...
Far more low-income students are qualified to attend the nation’s most selective colleges and universities than they enrol, despite the fact that most have budget surpluses they could use to subsidise the neediest applicants, a new study contends, writes Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report. More...
Students, staff and principals at Scotland’s universities are calling for the reintroduction of a post-study work visa for international students, warning businesses and public services are missing out on vital talent without it, writes Stephen Naysmith for Herald Scotland. More...
According to his party, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told leaders of his centre-right EU political group that he would comply with demands from Brussels to change measures branded an attack on academic freedom, reports Reuters. More...
In an unprecedented letter issued in late April, the directors of nine major public research institutes describe Le Pen’s candidacy as a “terrible danger” and call on voters not to support her. More...
Despite rhetoric from government, part-time student numbers are plummeting, which experts believe is down to a lack of financial support from the government, writes Anna Fazackerley for the Guardian. More...
The students who had gone on strike at the beginning of April had to resign themselves to “return to the lecture halls, hoping the authorities will stop the penalties in favour of dialogue”, a student representative told the French newspaper Libération. More...
The 10-year reform of higher education and research announced in 2014 was already nearly fully implemented, and half the government’s decisions had been completed after only three years, according to the Higher Education and Research Minister Mary Teuw Niane. More...
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