International Students’ silent protest to highlight accommodation crisis | DCU Students’ Union, the Union of Students in Ireland along with volunteers from Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) group gathered outside new privately owned student accommodation New Mill on Merchants Quay. Universities need to diversify to offer more choice to studentsContinue Reading
International ‘There’s no crisis at NSFAS’ | JOHANNESBURG – The Higher Education Department insists there’s no crisis at the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) following the resignation of its chairman Sizwe Nxasana. South Africa Vows to End Corruption. Are Its New Leaders Part of the Problem? | One ofContinue Reading
International Higher Education Crisis in Taiwan | According to the Ministry of Education, higher education enrollment is expected to decrease from 273,000 in 2015 to 158,000 by 2028. This decrease will have a huge impact on the higher education system, with 20 to 40 universities estimated to be in dangerContinue Reading
International It’s time we thought again about higher education | What ails the Indian university? First, public investment in education (as a fraction of GDP, for example) is low by world standards (4 per cent vs 4.9 per cent). This leads to relatively poor infrastructure, insufficient educational and laboratory resources,Continue Reading
International Turning the tide on the ebbing of public trust in higher education | In the US there are any number of factors that have caused people to express scepticism about higher education. The US is in the midst of a populist moment with the election of President Donald Trump.Continue Reading
