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India’s UGC rolls out framework for recognising international qualifications

The PIE News

Indian students who have studied abroad and wish to return to India for further education or employment can now apply for an equivalence certificate through the UGC s dedicated portal by paying the prescribed fee. If Indian institutions are to attract international students, we must ensure fair recognition of degrees earned abroad.

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The proposed international student levy could be the tipping point for a fragile sector

HEPI

Professor Duncan Ivison is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester. Almost one year into the Labour government’s term, its vision for higher education is emerging. One exciting aspect of it is the role they see universities playing in helping to drive their agenda for inclusive growth.

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The holy grail of credit transfer?

HEPI

Such an approach indicates a significant amount of effort is therefore required to do something supposedly so essential to the smooth operation of a tertiary education system.

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UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them | Philip Augar

The Guardian - Higher Education

More than a third of higher education institutions are running at a loss, a handful are at risk of government bailout and some have had to shed staff and courses. Universities are part of a delicate post-18 education system, and they cannot be considered in isolation.

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University autonomy and government control by funding

SRHE

The change of Government in July 2024 brought a new Secretary of State in the person of Bridget Phillipson but no fresh Letter of Guidance before she spoke in the Commons in a Higher Education debate on 4 November, 2024. That, she suggested, would be needed to ensure that universities would be ‘there for them to attend’ in future.

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Tony Millns obituary

The Guardian - Higher Education

Over his career, his work led to the introduction of university tuition fees and supported a boom in the number of international English-language students. My friend and colleague Tony Millns, who has died aged 73, was the chief executive of English UK , an association of accredited language schools. Tony was a visionary and a fixer.

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Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation. The post Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?