International The revival of polytechnics | As African countries prepared to gain independence in the 1960s, each one started to establish a national university. Mauritius, a small island with a population then of barely three quarters of a million, was no exception. Universities facing serious financial crisis | Kenya’s universitiesContinue Reading
International Professional service staff feel ‘undervalued’, study suggest | Professional support staff’s crucial role in improving student outcomes is often overlooked by senior management, a study claims. University rankings ignore teaching | Over the past decade, the major and unhelpful intrusion into both the national and the international worlds ofContinue Reading
International Report finds little evidence for the benefits of for-profit higher education outside the UK | A report published today by the Centre for Global Higher Education shows that the growth of the private higher education sector, especially the for-profits, has led to few improvements in the quality of provision.Continue Reading
International The Time to Reform India’s Education System is Now | The writing is on the wall. India’s higher education system is in crisis and everyone is paying a hefty price for it: students, parents, industry, society and the nation. Looming crisis over university student fee hike plan | Kenya’sContinue Reading
International Essential forum for higher education institutions in the Middle East to improve education quality, institution global standing and student employability in the region | With the theme ‘Creating a dynamic and competitive higher education sector in the Middle East’, the event will host lively dialogue around structuring competitive curriculumContinue Reading
