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India

India’s need to catch up in research and innovation

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee voiced his concerns about Indian Universities not being listed among the top 200 institutes globally. He said that India was still lagging behind many other countries like China and needed to take action and expand...[more]

 
Erasmus

Erasmus programme will proceed – for now

The European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme will get funding next year. Before it had seemed likely that Erasmus would be forced to cut students’ grants from early in 2013. [more]

 
GMAC

Employers express early optimism for 2013 hiring

Job markets are looking up for those with graduate-level degrees, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). [more]

 
Educational Technology

Free online education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is offering free online education courses in partnership with some of the world's top universities, such as Stanford and Princeton, from next year. The courses are being offered through Coursera, an...[more]

 
Future Skills

Rethinking education

It’s no longer enough to leave university with a degree says, says a European Commission strategy paper. Successful graduates of the future must have the skills that equip them for the job market of the modern age.[more]

 
Online Education

Teaching the masses

“Massive open online courses” or moocs are the flavour of the year when it comes to education. Coursera, the free online education platform founded this year by two Stanford University computer scientists, has had 26,000 students so far. [more]

 
Student survey

Britain is ‘safest place to study’

According to a survey amongst students from over 80 countries conducted by the British Council, students around the world perceive the United Kingdom as the safest place to study – and Israel is seen as the least safe destination country. [more]

 
Open Online Courses

Official credits for online classes

As millions of students have taken in droves to free “massive open online courses” or MOOCs, education experts are pondering answers to two questions: whether universities will begin to offer credit for such courses, and what might be done to...[more]

 
Global trend

Preparing students for the world

Evidence suggests that researchers and highly educated professionals may work in multiple countries over the course of their careers. This global trend, along with the fact that global R&D networks and new technologies for collaboration are...[more]

 
Visa

UK immigration staff to test foreign students' English skills

Students who have applied for visas to study in the UK and who have already passed approved language tests could be barred from taking up their places at colleges or universities if immigration officers judge that their English is not good enough. [more]

 
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