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Florida, beware: DeSantis’ war on woke may decrease enrollment

University Business

Ron DeSantis’s recent legislation is not only fiercely unpopular among current and prospective college students, but it also may drive them out of the state’s public higher education system, according to a new report by Intelligent.

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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

The PIE News

Inspired by ancient centres of learning at Nalanda and Taxila, India’s National Education Policy (NEP) advocates for a greater degree of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies. As one of the largest education systems in the world, it will take time for the goals for the NEP to come to fruition.

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Despite being global leader, UK cannot afford to rest on its laurels in digital, AI and green skills

HEPI

The QS World Future Skills Index , just launched, offers a detailed breakdown of the globes higher education systems, their links with industries and how countries are preparing for the next industrial evolution. This indicator used data from the World Bank Group, UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the Education Policy Institute.

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Report Suggests Promoting Transfer Pathways Can Help Reduce Costs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The potential for community college students and adults with some college credit to obtain a future degree is limited by a higher education system that has not fully embraced the many pathways today’s learners take to complete a degree, according to a new white paper from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice’s (CHEPP).

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Australia’s caps “dead in the water” as Coalition opposes Bill

The PIE News

. “This was the very definition of how not to make policy,” said senator Mehreen Faruqi of the Greens – one of the Bill’s most vocal critics, who has often described it as a migration bill disguised as education policy. “We

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More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

The Guardian - Higher Education

A survey of 10,000 full-time UK undergraduates by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) found a record 56% had paid employment while they were studying, working an average of 14.5 hours each week. Continue reading.

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India a ‘target country’ for Finland’s Talent Boost program

The PIE News

The schools, which blend the Finnish National Core Curriculums with elements of Indias National Education Policy, serve as a key component of Finlands soft diplomacy. With Finlands education system influencing NEP greatly, Lhdevirta believes the Finnish model can offer some valuable contributions to India.