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Changes in AP Scores, 2022 to 2024

Higher Ed Data Stories

This is problematic because College Board has spent a lot of money lobbying state legislatures to pass laws requiring public universities grant credit for AP exams (usually a 3 or above). And in some subjects, does giving credit for some courses actually set students up for failure in subsequent classes?

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Johns Hopkins University in talks to establish India campus

The PIE News

With the National Education Policy , introduced in 2020, promoting transnational education to establish India as a global hub of education, efforts are being made to attract international universities to the South Asian country.

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India explores initiatives to promote special visas for int’l students

The PIE News

We are actively exploring ways to spread more awareness of this initiative via the Indian Embassies abroad through education fairs, webinars, and social media campaigns targeted at student communities in key countries, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, chairman, University Grants Commission , told The PIE News.

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The Bombay Club 2.0: How valid are misgivings about branch campuses?

The PIE News

The sheer number of international vice-chancellors touring the country illustrates the length of the queue at the University Grants Commission’s door. The scale of opportunity in India is astounding by any measure; 1.4 We are told the backlog for campus licence approvals grows daily.

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University of Southampton awarded licence to establish India campus 

The PIE News

The awarding of a licence from the University Grants Commission now paves the way for planning to progress for the University of Southampton Delhi NCR campus. “In In the 21st century, no university can be truly global without engaging with India,” said Mark E.

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Indian unis plan for African branch campuses

The PIE News

A number of the Asian giant’s universities including the prestigious state-owned Indian Institutes of Technology were keen to set up campuses on the continent as soon as the government publishes enabling regulations in April.

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Universities can set up in India but regulations pose challenge

The PIE News

In the UK, Indian students overtook Chinese as the biggest group of foreign students granted study visas in 2023. Indians drove growth in international student numbers in the US in 2022/23, with new data showing a 35% increase year-on-year.