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Managing Director of i-studentgroup, Paul Loftus, quoted in The Guardian today

April 21st, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

Managing Director of i-studentgroup, Paul Loftus, was quoted in The Guardian today regarding British students going abroad as a result of higher tuition fees at UK universities.

UK UNIVERSITIES HAVE ‘UNREALISTIC’ TARGETS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS

April 21st, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

With all the recent turmoil in the UK higher education sector, it seems it’s just one piece of bad news after another; this time it concerns international student numbers.

WHAT UNIVERSITIES WANT: THE ‘HARD’ OR ‘SOFT’ A LEVEL DEBATE CONTINUES

February 15th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

There has been much debate over the years about so-called ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ subjects and students are always asking what subjects are best to take at A level (or equivalent) to get into their chosen universities. The debate has flared up once again.

UK GOVERNMENT’S TRANSFORMATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WAS BASED ON RESEARCH THAT COST JUST £68,000

January 7th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

New figures have shown that the Browne review, on which the government based the UK higher education reform, spent just £68,375 on research, most of which was spent on a an opinion survey of students and parents that has not been published.

WHY WON’T UCAS ALLOW UK STUDENTS TO APPLY TO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS?

December 21st, 2010 posted by Jasmine Jaume

As an institution in the Netherlands is threatening to take the UK government to court over UCAS’ refusal to allow UK students to apply to European universities through their system, we consider why UCAS seem so reluctant to change the rules.

GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURS COULD BOOST THE ECONOMY, BUT HOW MANY ARE THERE?

December 6th, 2010 posted by Jasmine Jaume

Graduate entrepreneurs are the hope for a better future, according to the UK government, and recent years have seen a huge increase in students choosing to start their own business. Yet, despite this trend, they are still not being properly accounted for in graduate employment statistics.

WHY DO STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS DO BETTER AT UNIVERSITY?

December 3rd, 2010 posted by Jasmine Jaume

New research released today has shown that UK students from comprehensive schools do better at university than students from private or grammar schools with similar A-level grades.

CANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS HEAD TO INDIA

November 9th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont

The largest delegation of Canadian university presidents ever to travel abroad began a seven-day mission in India on November 8.

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.

NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL TO OPEN IN NORTHERN TERRITORIES OF AUSTRALIA

April 9th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

From 2011 the Northern Territories of Australia will have a brand new medical school at Charles Darwin University, opened by Flinders University.

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