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International Here’s what college costs in 28 countries around the world | A late 2017 study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) looking at higher education costs throughout the world found that the US has the highest average tuition costs of the 35 OECD member countries. SocialContinue Reading

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International Educating in times of crisis: tools for innovating in higher education | According to data from the Quality of Life Survey 2017, conducted by Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and Universidad Simón Bolívar, in 2017, 60% of university students abandon their studies to go to workContinue Reading

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International Tuition fees ‘not the answer’ for Argentina as budgets squeezed | The head of Argentina’s largest university has rejected calls for the introduction of tuition fees in the country, even as an economic crisis puts campus budgets under severe pressure. The transformative power of ‘rupture’ in higher education |Continue Reading

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International Why displaced people are being failed by higher education | Worldwide fewer than 1% of refugees have access to higher education. Indian Higher Education Is Currently Lagging Significantly Behind Global Standards | Let us acknowledge at the outset that rankings must always be considered in the particular context forContinue Reading

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International Report highlights global trend towards HE cost sharing | As enrolment in higher learning institutions has been growing steadily driven by improved student progression rates and higher numbers of part-time students, governments around the world, including those in Africa, are finding ways to shift the cost burden, according toContinue Reading