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In its Autumn Statement, the Government confirmed that HEFCE would provide £50 million to institutions during 2015-16, which with matched funding would enable 10,000 masters students each to receive a £10,000 contribution towards the cost of their studies. This is intended to build upon the pilot Postgraduate Support Scheme (PSS) during 2014-15, and to provide a bridge to the proposed implementation of a loan scheme for masters students from 2016-17 onwards. More...

HEFCE has published a new interactive data toolkit based on local higher education profiles.
The new data tool looks at the pattern of higher education (HE) at both Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and regional level. It includes data on student numbers and characteristics, graduate employment, and higher education's interaction with business and the community. More...

HEFCE has published a review of the use and impact of its quality-related research (QR) funding, which demonstrates the irreplaceable value universities place on this income stream.
The study was jointly commissioned by HEFCE and Universities UK, and independently produced by Public and Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC) and the Centre for Business Research (CBR), University of Cambridge. More...

The Government has confirmed the 73 universities and colleges that will receive a share of £200 million funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching capital projects during 2015-16.
The scheme is intended to ensure that higher education responds effectively to the increase in demand for STEM studies by developing facilities that will support an increased flow of highly employable graduates into industry. More...

Shaping the digital competence framework into an up-to-date, practical tool can only be done from the bottom up, through the active involvement of people from the education and training sector, the industry (including the ICT industry) as well as from the labour market and the social partners. More...

The ICDE-UNESCO Policy Forum that took place in Bali, Indonesia, on 20 Nov 2014 was a high-level meeting of policy-makers and senior management in higher education institutions. The forum served two purposes: first, to inform about the ongoing consultation process for the post-2015 global education agenda, and second, to discuss how technology-enhanced learning is contributing to the future of education. More...

The MOOC for Web Talent Network has just published its final project report. It includes a summary of the main findings as well as recommendations for policy makers, industry leaders, and MOOC providers who are interested in developing the web skills of young entrepreneurs and job seekers in Europe. More...

The EC-funded project VMPass is working on creating an accreditation framework in order to recognise virtual mobility and informal or non-formal learning. Learners can get recognition for the learning achievements from OER or MOOCs by way of a "learning passport."
The project has recently published a draft of the guidelines for completing the VMPass learning passport for review and comments from the open education community. More...