International ‘Access to third level isn’t on merit. It’s a lottery based on which family you were born into’ | [T]he boards of Irish universities have taken this crisis as an opportunity to forge ahead with their ideological preference of a higher level system based on a ‘business model’ –Continue Reading
International What could a new premier mean for higher education? | Dr Abiy Ahmed was elected chair of the ruling party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF, a few days before he was sworn in as prime minister. In his close to 40 minute inaugural speech, Abiy outlined theContinue Reading
International Wealthy, white students still do best at university. We must close the gap | New data published by the Office for Students shows that black, Asian or disabled students and students from disadvantaged neighbourhoods are significantly less likely to succeed at university. The differences are stark: the proportion ofContinue Reading
International A lifetime of University World News – Africa | Often time flashes by. But it feels like a lifetime ago that University World News – Africa was launched on 30 March 2008. Perhaps this is because so much has happened in Africa over the past decade, especially in higherContinue Reading
International One Belt One Road towards a China-led HE area? | As China includes higher education, science and research in the mix of its massive One Belt One Road (OBOR) infrastructure and trade project with Asia, Europe, the Middle East and East Africa, a China-dominated global higher education area couldContinue Reading
