By Paul Fain. Redeeming America’s Promise, which was unveiled in June, has become the Campaign for Free College Tuition. The bipartisan nonprofit still wants the feds to fund scholarships to make tuition free at public colleges (see box for details). Read more...
By Paul Fain. Performance-based funding is increasingly popular among both state and federal policy makers, who want public institutions to graduate more students, more efficiently. Yet colleges may cope with these funding formulas by using grade inflation or admitting fewer at-risk students. Read more...
By Paul Fain. The study draws from a database that tracks 96 percent of the nation’s total enrollment. It is the third annual installment of completion data from the nonprofit center, and the first look at six-year graduation rates for students who entered higher education as the economy soured. Read more...
By Jake New. Findings released Thursday from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) suggest that the average student experience can vary widely from one college to another, even when the institutions are similar in size and selectivity. Read more...
By Jake New. Students born in the mid-1990s or later are overwhelmingly in favor of going to college, but they’re not too keen on taking out loans to pay for it, a new poll found. More than 80 percent of the survey's participants – whom the researchers refer to as “Generation Z” – said that obtaining a college degree is important to having a career. Read more...
By Elizabeth Redden. The number of international students enrolled at U.S. universities increased by 8.1 percent, to 886,052 in 2013-14, according to "Open Doors," an annual report on student mobility published by the Institute of International Education. The number of Americans studying abroad increased by 2.1 percent, to 289,408 in 2012-13. Read more...
A l’occasion de la Journée internationale de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem et Geneviève Fioraso ont tenu à témoigner, sur le terrain, de la mobilisation de l’ensemble du ministère pour lutter contre les comportements sexistes et toutes les formes de violences.
Pour renforcer la lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel à l’université, le décret d’application de la loi du 4 août 2014 (garantissant l'impartialité des procédures disciplinaires) validé hier par le CNESER, sera publié d’ici la fin de l’année ; un guide pratique pour s’informer et se défendre, produit par l’association CLASCHES sera largement diffusé au sein des universités, lesquelles seront également incitées à multiplier les bonnes pratiques de cellules d’écoute et d’orientation et à afficher le numéro "39 19" destiné aux victimes. Voir l'article...
Geneviève Fioraso, secrétaire d'Etat chargée de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, Louis Schweitzer, Commissaire général à l’investissement, et Pierre-René Lemas, directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, ont ouvert mardi 25 novembre 2014 la première convention nationale des Sociétés d’Accélération du Transfert de Technologies (SATT) créées dans le cadre du Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir (P.I.A.). Voir l'article...
Premier numéro d’une collection de livrets numériques lancée par l’association Asspro, « Ces associations qui vous aident » permet de trouver des ressources au plus près de chez soi. Il s’adresse particulièrement aux seniors en recherche d’emploi. Sous la forme d’un répertoire, ce livret numérique « Ces associations qui vous aident » lance la collection « Les carnets de route » de l’Asspro.
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What makes a great student city? The QS Best Student Cities index combines data relating to universities, student community, affordability, quality of life and employer reputation, to highlight 50 of the world's best locations for students.
Based on 18 indicators, the index assesses cities worldwide in five key categories: university rankings, student mix, desirability, employer activity and affordability.
This year’s release sees three cities enter the top 50 for the first time, and some close competition at the top. Visit the interactive ranking table to see which study destinations best match your own criteria – from the lowest tuition fees to the most diverse student community. More...
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