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British study calls for overhaul of university degrees

The new report by British Centre Forum think tank wants to change higher education as we know it. Only top universities should have the power to award degrees according to the report.[more]

 
Best Universities

U.S. tops Chinese university ranking

Shanghai's Jiaotong University ranked worldwide universities according to their achievements in scientific research. U.S. universities ruled the ranking with American institutions taking 17 out of the top 20 places. Harvard topped the influential...[more]

 
Return of investment

Elite schools deliver elite returns

Graduates from prestigious schools such as Harvard, Wharton or Stanford make more than a million US dollars more over a 20-year career than grads from less elite programmes.[more]

 
Consumer Technology

It's OK for MBAs to seek jobs in tech

Five of the top ten desired employers of MBA's this year are consumer technology companies. Long-standing service firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Goldman Sachs, and Blackstone were joined by likes of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Ideo.[more]

 
Globetrotter

Most German junior researchers studied abroad

Most of Germany's junior scientists and scholars have gone abroad at some stage in their education and training, according to a survey by the German higher education statistics agency. Mobility appears to be highest in the natural sciences.[more]

 
Dissertation Award

Win an award for your PhD in marketing

Apply for the "EMAC McKinsey Marketing Dissertation Award" 2012 from July 2011 at www.marketing-dissertation-award.eu. The competition aims at all PhD students at universities in Europe, the Middle East or Africa, working in the field of marketing....[more]

 
Plagiarism

Write your own application!

Business schools are now making it a priority to combat plagiarism in admissions essays, following an incident last year when a Penn State admissions officer discovered dozens of applicants who copied out of online essays.[more]

 
Rankings

Ranking the MBA Rankings

"Forbes" says the full-time MBA program at the University of Stanford is best. "BusinessWeek" say it's the University of Chicago. "U.S. News & World Report" has another answer: Harvard Business School and Stanford draw a tie. Now three different...[more]

 
Business Schools

Are Business Schools ready for female leaders?

More women than men are taking the GMAT in China, Russia, Vietnam and Thailand. Not only are hundreds of thousands of women preparing to embark on a serious business career, but they are coming from some countries that have historically seen...[more]

 
British Council

Germany top for foreign students

Germany has been named as the most supportive country for overseas students, in an international league table. Among the attractions for international students is the increasing availability in Germany of courses taught entirely in English, so much...[more]

 
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