By Gareth Evans. 25,511 students accepted on to full-time degree and higher national diploma courses in Wales in September 2013 - a 5.7% rise on 2012. The number of students accepted by Welsh universities last year increased by almost 6%, figures published yesterday have shown. Statistics released by the Welsh Government show there were 25,511 students accepted on to full-time degree and higher national diploma courses in Wales in September 2013. The figure represented a 5.7% rise on 2012 entry and an increase of 37.7% compared to 2000. The majority - 52.4% - were women. Read more...4 mai 2014
Universities limit tenured positions
Korean colleges are hiring more professors on nonguaranteed contracts, as government-led college restructuring has been straining budgets, recent data has shown.
According to a survey last week by local media, at least 38.8 percent of newly hired professors this year had nonguaranteed contracts. Considering that few colleges reveal information about their new faculty members’ contracts, the actual number is likely to be much higher.
None of the 32 new professors at Sangmyung University Cheonan Campus, and only one new faculty member of Pai Chai University were on tenure track. More...
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