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Netherlands to cut international student budget by €300m

The PIE News

“The Bill is called Balanced Internationalisation , but this government is bluntly chopping away at universities and universities of applied sciences, also cutting €293 million from the budget for the intake of international students,” said Caspar van den Berg, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) president.

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German language barrier stalls African nurse recruitment

The PIE News

The partnership between Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and Kenya’s Mount Kenya University , whichpiloted over 2023 and 2024, has slowed because few candidates meet the required language skills.

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Unlocking Opportunities for Students

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

The network’s mission directly aligns with LCCC’s Vision 2025 strategic plan , which includes the promise of 10,000 Degrees of Impact. This initiative aims for 10,000 individuals to earn credentials from LCCC between the years 2019 and 2025. To date, progress on this goal is more than 70% complete.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Moreover, as a recent study by the Engineering Professors Council found, many universities feel that the mathematical content of T levels fails to meet the entry requirement for undergraduate Engineering courses. [ii] Thats quite an ask to make of a 15-year-old with no prior educational experience in engineering.

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“Courage, Creativity and Confidence” – Celebrating the Class of 2021

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

The graduating class includes 1,854 students earning 2,234 degrees and certificates, and an additional 365 graduates earning associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees through LCCC’s University Partnership – the largest class in the 25-year history of the program. With the graduation of the Class of 2021, LCCC is now 55.3%

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Switzerland fee reports premature, but signal turning tide in Europe

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ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (or EPFL), to which the increase would apply, previously voted against the proposal in a joint ETH board meeting in March. This proposal only affects the two Federal Institutes of Technology and does not apply to other cantonal universities or universities of applied sciences.

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Inside the 2024 SANsational Awards: Meet this Year’s Winners!

WCET Frontiers

The 2024 SANsational Awards Committee includes: Dr. Bill Hall, Campbell University, Dr. Miguel Valenzuela, The Chicago School, LaDonna Rodvold, University of South Dakota, Sharyl Thompson, CEO, Higher Education Regulatory (HER) Consulting, and, Jeannie Pauline Yockey-Fine, J.D., General Counsel, NC-SARA.

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