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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

The PIE News

The core aims of a university have not changed in centuries. Yet financial pressures for the UK sector and geopolitical shifts are bringing tensions to a model which has stood the test of time. Student outcomes are one of the key metrics universities consider when judging their success and impact.

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Sri Lankan students set their sights on Indian universities

The PIE News

In our recent visit to Sri Lanka, we saw over 3,000 students express interest to study in Indian universities due to them being affordable and providing high-quality education, shared Pankaj Mittal, secretary general, Association of Indian Universities.

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Open universities: between radical promise and market reality

SRHE

by Ourania Filippakou Open universities have long symbolised a radical departure from the exclusivity of conventional universities. Open universities, once heralded as radical interventions in knowledge production, now find themselves entangled in these struggles. This question is not merely academic; it is profoundly political.

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New funding models explored as UK HEIs “running out of road”

The PIE News

Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain.

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Why doesn’t higher education make a difference?

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It highlights the interplay of internal and external factors driving this imbalance and offers practical recommendations for policymakers and university administrators. The study identifies multiple external and internal factors contributing to the imbalanced development of Iranian higher education.

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

The PIE News

India is one of the target countries for our Talent Boost program , which aims at attracting students to Finnish universities and other institutions but also experts to Finnish companies, Lhdevirta told The PIE News. Reskilling is really needed here in India.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten. Steve Colón The judicial branch is sending loud implicit and explicit messages that diversity should not be a priority in higher education, particularly with the recent reversal of affirmative action. Students

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