Showing posts with label Global issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global issues. Show all posts

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Setting up an overseas campus? Why not choose a tropical paradise | News | Times Higher Education

Setting up an overseas campus? Why not choose a tropical paradise | News | Times Higher Education Soon after Aberystwyth University announced it was setting up a campus in Mauritius – the Indian Ocean island known for its pristine beaches and tropical climate – students and staff have been asking whether they can teach or study there when it opens in September this year.

Tuition fee hike blamed as international students at UK universities fall by a quarter - News - Student - The Independent

Tuition fee hike blamed as international students at UK universities fall by a quarter - News - Student - The Independent Figures show a dramatic 25 per cent slump in the number of full-time EU undergraduates, which experts put down to the introduction of the new fees system with charges of up to £9,000 a year. The numbers are down from 23,440 to 17,890

Friday, 23 July 2010

Times Higher Education - Higher education becomes a globally traded commodity as demand soars

Times Higher Education - Higher education becomes a globally traded commodity as demand soars
A worldwide trend of falling state investment and rising tuition fees will prompt intense competition in the "globally traded commodity" of higher education - and the sector must also prepare for the global advance of private providers.

Sunday, 7 February 2010

China's top universities will rival Oxbridge, says Yale president | Education | The Guardian

China's top universities will rival Oxbridge, says Yale president | Education | The Guardian: "China's top universities will rival Oxbridge, says Yale president

China is spending billions of yuan to propel its best institutions into the top 10, says visiting US academic"