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Spain's poorest students who had already made their plans will now receive some funding after all. Erasmus would approve. "I wish to be called a citizen of the world," wrote the humanist Erasmus in 1522, a sentiment that inspired the Erasmus programme of EU scholarships, which funds university students to study for up to six months elsewhere in Europe as part of their course. Three million students have taken part in the scheme since it was launched (amid controversy, of course) in 1987. More...

By Ketan Kishor Parmar. The government pushes privatisation and growth while holding international students like me back, says Ketan Kishor Parmar. In her speech at September's Conservative Party conference, Theresa May cited with pride that the annual number of overseas student visas issued by the UK government had been cut by more than 115,000. More...

By Liz Lightfoot. With first degrees commonplace, a postgraduate course helps job hunters stand out from the crowd. Today's jobs market is highly competitive and a postgraduate degree can command a premium with employers, especially if it includes work experience. A survey of destinations six months after graduation – carried out by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu) – found that postgraduates were more likely to have found employment and be working in a professional role than those with only a first degree. More...

By Joanna Newman. It's not enough to stay in Europe, says Joanna Newman ahead of a £70bn EU funding vote– we need to work with them too. The UK economy is doing a little better than expected this autumn with public sector borrowing down and tax receipts increasing. Nevertheless many households find their prospects bleak: welfare and local services are being cut, wage growth is weak and young people's job hopes are bearing the brunt. More...

By Jana Kasperkevic. Parents approach college tuition as they do bargain-shopping: the illusion of value means more than slashing the sticker price. For many Americans, paying for college is roll of a dice. You make a wish, close your eyes, roll and hope you hit a jackpot.
For me, it was more like a game of roulette. I placed my bets on a number of private colleges – all with vastly different tuition bills – hoping that at least one would pan out both educationally and financially. It didn’t quite happen that way. More...

By Stephen Hoare. PricewaterhouseCoopers is helping create a study option for graduates that straddles the academic and business worlds. A postgraduate degree has long been seen by employers as the mark of a motivated candidate. The extra year of study, combined with specialist knowledge, puts people ahead of the pack. But now there is a new option for graduates – higher-level apprenticeships. More...