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International South African universities are in crisis. Tech could have the answer | Over the same time period that South Africa’s university crisis has been escalating, the country’s e-learning space has been developing rapidly. Higher education trends to watch in 2017 | At the start of 2017, a selection ofContinue Reading

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International Lords revolt over plans for ‘free-market’ universities | The government faces a huge cross-party revolt next week over controversial reforms of higher education that would make it easier for new colleges to award degrees, become universities and make profits from teaching students. The big issue: from universities to schools,Continue Reading

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International UK has mountain to climb to emulate Swiss-EU crisis resolution | Horizon 2020, including the highly prestigious European Research Council grants sometimes described as the “Champions League of research”, is a big stick for the EU. U.S. National Report: Asian-American Wealth Inequality Gap Widening | Wealth among Asian AmericansContinue Reading

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International Research and education internet networks on rise in Africa | Nine African countries have successfully established a sustainable National Research and Education Network promoting internet access to global educational resources and facilitating interaction at national and regional levels among universities and research institutions – boosting research productivity over theContinue Reading