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UNIVERSITY GRADUATES INCREASE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE
September 15th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Those countries that have a higher proportion of young people in higher education will have a global competitive advantage in future years according to the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Education at a Glance 2010.
A WINDOW ON THE ARAB WORLD
July 6th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
As part of a unique fellowship in Saudi Arabia, Northeastern University junior Matt Cournoyer conversed with high-ranking government officials and wealthy businessmen, toured universities, and observed the local customs of Saudi life on everything from religion to business.
BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN CALLS FOR CAUTION OVER FUNDING CUTS
June 17th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Following yesterday’s news that Universities UK were warning against government cuts for funding, today several business leaders have also warned the government to be cautious over cutting funds for universities.
VICE CHANCELLORS WARN AGAINST FUNDING CUTS FOR UK UNIVERSITIES
June 16th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Vice chancellors’ group Universities UK (UUK) are warning that cuts to British universities could cause “real and lasting damage” to the higher education sector and set back Britain’s recovery from the recession.
CALLS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
June 3rd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
There have been calls from the European University Association for increased funding for universities from European governments. The association wants investment in higher education and research to meet the Barcelona target of 3% for higher education and 2% for research as originally proposed by the European Commission.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS RISE IN NEW ZEALAND
May 26th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
Following yesterday’s news that numbers of international students studying in Australia had dropped by nearly 40% in the last year, it would seem their neighbours New Zealand are faring slightly better. Recently released figures show that numbers of international students rose from 88,570 to 93, 500 in the last year for the first time in six years.
EDUCATION IRELAND SURVEYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
May 14th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Education Ireland has released a report entitled “International Students in Higher Education in Ireland 2010″ detailing the findings of an extensive survey on 25,781 international students from 159 different countries.
AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS MEET TO ENSURE QUALITY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
April 29th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
Australian Education and Training Minister Geoff Wilson has met with the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) at a meeting in Melbourne with the goal of working to safeguard the quality of international education in Australia.
