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Archive for August, 2009
SCHOOL LEADERS CALL FOR CHANGE IN UK APPLICATION PROCESS
August 13th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) urged Ministers yesterday to consider changes to the UK university application system.
STUDENTS RECRUITING STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
August 12th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
An article in The Australian has revealed Central Queensland University’s longstanding practice of offering students incentives in return for recruiting their friends and fellow students to the university.
KENT STUDENTS RAISE RECORD SUM FOR CHARITY
August 11th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
This year, Raise and Give (RAG) a student fundraising group at the University of Kent, raised over £40,000 for local, national and international charities, breaking their previous record of £21,000.
AUSTRALIA TO ESTABLISH INDIA INSTITUTE TO REBUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIAN STUDENTS
August 10th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
Australia’s Federal Education Minister, Julia Gillard announced on Friday that the government will be providing over $8 million Australian dollars to fund a new Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne, University World News reported yesterday.
PHARMACY STUDENT TAKES TOP MARK IN CANADA
August 7th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
University of Alberta student Hiromi Koriyama couldn’t believe the news that she scored the highest mark of any student in the country on the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada examination.
NEW ZEALAND ANNOUNCES MORE PLACES FOR STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNICS
August 5th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
This week New Zealand’s Youth Guarantee Scheme announced that up to 700 new places will be created for young people in New Zealand’s polytechnics and institutes of technology.
OVER 90% OF NUI GALWAY GRADUATES IN EMPLOYMENT
August 4th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
Preliminary figures from the annual first destination survey of National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) 2008 Graduates’ Survey indicates that nearly 91% of the University’s graduates entered employment or further study on completion of their degree.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH STUDENT WINS TOP AWARD FROM MICROSOFT
August 3rd, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
A Portsmouth student used his understanding of the generation that grew up in the digital age to win a major award and some powerful friends in the computing industry.
