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UK marking boycott could jeopardise graduate visa applications

The PIE News

An ongoing marking boycott could prevent international students from staying in the UK once they graduate, a leading university has warned. One student from Saudi Arabia, who receives sponsorship from the Saudi government, said the boycott could complicate his scholarship. The university has not clarified this with students. “I’m

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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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Report: Student Loan Debt Burdens Limit Wealth Building and Career Choice for HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The burden of student loan debt limits future finances of graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). As such, college education is not fulfilling the promise of being a great equalizer and closing wealth gaps, according to a recent report.

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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. The Commons debated ‘Higher Education’ on 28 November 2012. This piece is the second part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. It remains important.

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. At least some of the enrollment loss is due to misinformation and misconceptions about the relationship between employment and educational attainment. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership at Kansas State University.

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Three practical steps universities can take to increase accessibility and advance student diversity

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

This year, the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education awards , an annual competition to reward innovation in higher education, will play host to a new category of awards: Values. . In an increasingly globally-connected world, international diversity in higher education helps increase awareness of what’s happening in other locations. .

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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. .