The University of Papua New Guinea has suspended semester one studies for an indefinite period, effectively ending a student boycott of classes, writes Joy Kisselpar for ABC. Read more...
31 mai 2016
31 mai 2016
Miami university establishes chair for study of atheism
With an increasing number of Americans leaving religion behind, the University of Miami received a donation in late April from a wealthy atheist to endow what it says is the nation’s first academic chair “for the study of atheism, humanism and secular ethics”, writes Laurie Goodstein for The New York Times. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Universities urge students to vote to stay in EU
Britain's best-known universities have urged their students to vote to stay in the European Union, despite rules urging institutions to remain neutral ahead of the referendum, writes Harry Yorke for The Telegraph. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Controversial Higher Education Amendment Bill passed
The Higher Education Amendment Bill narrowly passed in the National Assembly last week after the opposition Democratic Alliance staged a walkout in a failed attempt to block the passage of the legislation through parliament, writes Chantall Presence for African News Agency. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Students demand allocation of 4% of GDP for education
Students from various parts of the country organised a pre-budget rally demanding the allocation of 4% of gross domestic product for education. They also called for 25% of the total education budget to be allocated for higher education and for the introduction of immediate reforms in the higher education sector, reports Pakistan Today. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Billionaire launches world's biggest education prize
A Chinese internet billionaire launched the world's biggest education prize worth more than £5 million (US$7.3 million) in Hong Kong last week, writes Richard Vaughan for TES. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Falling birth rates begin to hit universities
Earlier this month, individual university application results were released, showing the largest ever gap between the number of openings and successful applicants. Toko University had offered admission to 118 applicants nationwide, but only secured 20 new recruits, writes Christine Chou for TWN. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Asian-Americans seek probe into Ivy League admissions
A coalition of Asian-American organisations has asked the Department of Education to investigate Brown University, Dartmouth College and Yale University, alleging they discriminate against Asian-American students during the admissions process, writes Douglas Belkin for The Wall Street Journal. Read more...
31 mai 2016
UK to merge research and innovation in single agency
The UK government is to create a single research funding body, bringing together seven research councils, the innovation agency Innovate UK and research funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, writes Éanna Kelly for Science Business. Read more...
31 mai 2016
Cost of university degree set to soar
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...
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