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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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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty.

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International graduate elected mayor of UK city

The PIE News

It is a major study destination with four universities and several colleges within the city limits. A graduate of the University of Leeds, Abigail Marshall-Katung came to the UK to study politics in the year 2000. At that point in time, I knew going for further education in the UK was just something I needed to do.”

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Australian TNE looks to India as countries recognise qualifications

The PIE News

In July 2022, the UK and India agreed an MoU to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications. “This agreement locks in the rules for mutual recognition to access education in both our countries, including the qualifications we provide online and offshore,” Australian minister for Education Jason Clare said. .

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Key Facts and Figures about the Graduate Technical workforce

HEPI

Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. HEPI is running a series of blogs with Midlands Innovation championing the role of technicians in higher education and research. per cent); to have graduated from a post-1992 university (55.3 Women represent 52.3

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Interest rate changes could challenge universities, student loans and post 16 and vocational education

SRHE

by Sir Adrian Webb The publication on 13 September 2023 of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report on the Office for Students drew attention to the financial challenges facing universities in the UK and to the challenges associated with regulating and overseeing these risks.

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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

She has a BA in Classics and Economics from Brown University and an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford. What is the purpose of a university education? Computer Science and Engineering are the most highly recommended courses of study. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees.