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Chinese college students flocking to U.S. campuses
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | about 2 hours ago
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Neb. Bojaio Sun knew next to nothing about football – or the state of Nebraska , for that matter – until he started looking for U.S. colleges and universities on the Internet. Now, as one of a growing number of Chinese students at the state's flagship...
Tags: U.S. State Department, University of Nebraska, Nebraskan, China Daily, Office of China Initiatives, Bojaio Sun, USA, foreign students, higher education, Carleton College, Des Moines, Education, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Public university, Entrance examination, University of Nebraska system, Education in the People's Republic of China, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Nebraska
A decade in which universities had to engage the entrepreneur – and keep the customers satisfied
Nottingham :: United Kingdom | about 2 hours ago
Credibility Universities' reputations are made or broken by the satisfaction scores final-year undergraduates award them in the now four-year-old National Student Survey. But that is because, in the last 10 years, higher education has become a crowded and ultra-competitive...
Tags: higher education, United Kingdom, Nottingham, Academia, Undergraduate education, Education, University of Nottingham, Professor, Public university, Wes Streeting, Top-up fees, Association of Commonwealth Universities
AM Capitol Alert: Master planning
Redwood City :: CA :: USA | about 12 hours ago
Credibility California lawmakers begin the process today of updating the long-term goals and strategic blueprint for the state's public colleges and universities. The Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education kicks off the discussion with a 9 a.m. hearing...
Tags: California, higher education, Redwood City, Education, Education in California, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, California Master Plan for Higher Education, California Community Colleges System, Sacramento California, Ira Ruskin, Mark Yudof, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, California State University
Texas colleges counting economic blessings - for now
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Denise Trauth, president of Texas State University, tries not to gloat. But when she meets with counterparts from across the nation, as she did at the annual gathering of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities recently, she feels...
Tags: University of Texas System, Texas Legislature, Texas State University, higher education, Denise Trauth, stimulus money, San Antonio, Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Education, Texas State University￢ﾀﾓSan Marcos, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Bangladesh: The race for education
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 1 day ago
Credibility There is a very famous old saying in Bangladesh: “Lekha pora kore Je Gari Gora chore se” (Those who are educated will succeed). This traditional thinking of education as the ticket to the good life emerges in different ways and degrees in Bangladesh.
Tags: Bangladesh, education policy, higher education, Dhāka, Education in the Middle East and North Africa, Foreign relations of Bangladesh, Education, Bengal, Literacy
Nearly 20% of university students don't last full year
Lismore :: Australia | 2 days ago
Credibility They blame unhappiness with the subjects they chose, financial hardship, failing courses and the opportunity to upgrade to a better institution for the high fallout rate. Latest figures released by the Federal Government show that international students...
Tags: higher education, international students, Australia, Lismore, Education, Grade retention, Tertiary education in Australia, Tertiary education fees in Australia, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Daniels slices state colleges’ budget by 6%
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Gov. Mitch Daniels on Friday added Indiana’s public colleges and universities to a growing list of state agencies and programs facing slashed budgets from weak tax collections. The 6 percent higher-education cut will save the state $150 million. And Friday’s...
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Indiana State University, tax collections, public colleges, foster care, higher education, daniels announced, Indianapolis, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Business Finance, Indiana, Daniels, Purdue University, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Education, Kansas state budget, Foster care adoption, Indiana University, Child protection, Medicaid, Adoption, Southwestern Indiana, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Association of American Universities, Healthcare reform in the United States, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Child and family services, Social Issues, Labor, The Journal Gazette, Terre Haute Indiana
Degrees out of sync with jobs
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 days ago
Credibility South African graduates do not have the competence in spoken and written English or the oral presentation skills required by employers, according to the findings of a pilot study conducted by Higher Education South Africa (Hesa), the university sector’s...
Tags: South African Qualifications Authority, basic skills, higher education, South Africa, Cape Town, Education, Learning, Key Skills Qualification, Employability, Intern, Skill, Employment, Labor, Computer literacy
Education jobs saved by stimulus overstated
Las Vegas :: NM :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The average annual pay of employees at state colleges and universities was used to estimate job retention in the higher education system...Dave Tonelli said the university made a good-faith effort to submit accurate numbers. "We did our best to follow...
Tags: higher education, UNLV, education job, stimulus funding, Nevada, Las Vegas, Public finance, Paradise Nevada, Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Nevada System of Higher Education, Fiscal policy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor
MBA program gains momentum
Sun Valley :: ID :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The program is a collaborative effort by Idaho State University, the College of Southern Idaho, and local government, business and non-profit leaders. Representatives from the two schools, along with state Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum, and members of...
Tags: Ken Smith (Home and Away), EMBA, mba programs, ISU College of Business, higher education, Sun Valley, Queen's School of Business, Education, Ivy League business schools, Graduate Management Admission Test, Master of Business Administration, Master's degrees
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