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HAVE STUDENTS TAKEN TO CHEATING TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION?
March 1st, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Is pressure to get a ‘good education’ and get into the best schools pushing students into cheating? With numerous reports recently of cases of cheating within education, it seems that perhaps the temptation to cheat is becoming hard to resist.
MAX CLIFFORD SHARES THE SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS WITH UK BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI
February 23rd, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
A VOCATIONAL COURSE WITH PAID TUITION FEES AND ACCOMMODATION, PLUS SIX YEAR’S EMPLOYMENT WITH A SALARY OF UP TO £45,000: IS THIS THE FUTURE OF UK HIGHER EDUCATION?
January 17th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Last week it was revealed that accountancy giant KPMG is offering a recruitment programme that could catch on in other professions and universities. The firm plans to help recruit new professionals in order to expand the accountancy profession, and to facilitate this is offering a study course that few students will find hard to resist.
ONE YEAR ON: HAITIAN EDUCATION AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
January 13th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
On January 12th 2010, a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.0 Mw struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti, killing over 230,000 people. As well as the cost to human life, the quake also caused widespread infrastructural damage, destroying countless homes and businesses. Needless to say, educational establishments did not escape the damage. One year after the quake, we examine how the teachers and students of Haiti have struggled to overcome these setbacks and ensure an education for the young people of the island.
GLOBAL ELITE RANKING FOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN SMURFIT SCHOOL MBA
December 22nd, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
The full-time MBA programme at University College Dublin’s (UCD) Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has been ranked 31st out of 100 of the world’s leading MBAs, by The Economist. The ranking also places the programme among the top 15 in Europe and the School is the only Irish business School listed in this prestigious ranking.
FORMER MEDIA EXECUTIVE MOVES TO ACADEMIA
November 30th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
Senior newspaper executive and editor David Maguire has moved to academia as Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Management at Murdoch University.
CARDIFF BUSINESS SCHOOL BOOSTS WELSH ECONOMY BY £76 MILLION
November 29th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Cardiff Business School boosts the Welsh economy by an estimated £76 million a year, according to a new report by the Nottingham Business School into the impact of business schools in the UK.
CLOSER TIES BETWEEN INDIA AND AFRICA BOOST EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
November 26th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
India and the African Union have established a number of projects aimed at tackling global issues in an effort to boost development on the African continent.
