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Key trends in Latin American higher education: private institutions, diversity, and online learning

SRHE

by Maria-Ligia Barbosa In Latin America, higher education has undergone intense transformation. In Argentina and Uruguay, the demand for higher education was met by the public sector. From a conceptual point of view, we drew up a typology of higher education institutions and discussed it with experts.

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Warning issued to Taiwan’s ministries over int’l student exploitation

The PIE News

Taiwan’s government watchdog has accused three ministries of failing to protect overseas students from exploitation as the island sets out plans to attract 10,000 more international students over the next four years. Instead, students were forced to work to pay off debts to the institution for tuition and accommodation.

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China bans students from enrolling in foreign online colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: China’s Ministry of Education will no longer recognize online degrees from overseas colleges, per a Jan. The action was necessary to “maintain educational equity,” according to the statement. ” Earlier, Farnsworth served as vice president for global engagement at the American Council on Education.

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Building Bridges to Beijing?

HEPI

HEPI’s previous work on the role of China the UK’s higher education sector includes UK Universities and China , HEPI Report 132, and Understanding China – The study of China and Mandarin in UK schools and universities , HEPI Report 148, edited and written respectively by Michael Natzler.

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Johns Hopkins University in talks to establish India campus

The PIE News

” Spokesperson, Ministry of Education According to official statement by the MoE: “The discussion centered on strengthening academic and research collaborations between JHU and premier Indian higher education institutions. The delegation actively discussed establishing an offshore JHU campus in India.”

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UGC chair reveals committee to review Indian entrance exam irregularities

The PIE News

The statutory body, which operates under India’s Department of Higher Education, has also established 116 Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centres throughout the country, which provide various teacher training programs. The existing HRDCs & PMMMNMTTs shall cohesively work to train the teachers.”

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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

University Business

The world of higher education was shocked when Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the former president of Stanford University, stepped down after an independent review found his published research fell short of “scientific rigor and process” and was mired with flaws and manipulated data. The latter may be the worst culprit.