Las universidades de Cornell, Princeton y Dartmouth están entre las 11 instituciones privadas que se ha unido a la iniciativa 'Say Yes to Education' (Di Sí a la educación) que ofrece a estudiantes de secundaria un camino para cursar educación superior sin pagar matriculas.
The number of students choosing private tertiary and vocational education over public has more than doubled in the past five years as students seek out specialised skills and a more personal service to get them into jobs.
Many low-tier and private Vietnamese universities have recruited students via a lax selection process, raising concerns over the quality of future doctors and pharmacists, reports Tuoi Tre.
Teaching in private colleges throughout the country was affected on Friday as thousands of teachers were on mass casual leave and participated in a rally held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Las universidades no son organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), deben estar comprometidas con un servicio socialmente responsable, en el desarrollo de una sociedad del conocimiento, con compromiso ético y moral, dijo la presidenta de la Asociación Paraguaya de Universidades Privadas (APUP), doctora Sanie Romero de Velázquez, en el marco del III Foro que dicha entidad organizó ayer en el hotel Excelsior
Has the rising cost of college reached a tipping point? Perhaps not, said three panelists at the National Association of College Admissions Counselors’ annual conference in here last week. They offered their analysis at a meeting where many private college officials were very worried their sticker prices are scaring away would-be students.
All the private educational institutions will be closed for a week from Monday across the state, as per the decision taken by Samaikyandhra JAC, to intensify the agitation.
Vice-Chancellors of private universities have expressed great concern and sympathy for Nigerian students whose careers are currently being threatened by the face-off between the Federal government and ASUU which has kept them at home for over three months, noting that there is an urgent need to end the ongoing strike for the good of the nation.
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Howard University’s credit rating Tuesday, citing a loss of patient revenue and volume at its hospital, cuts in federal funding and other challenges facing the historically black university.
The Education Council yesterday decided to stop issuing licences for new private universities and colleges for a period of three years, extendable, to enable the government authorities concerned to assess the current status of private higher education institutions and propose appropriate mechanisms for investment therein.
Harvard University announced Saturday that it has launched a campaign to raise $6.5 billion by 2018 -- a record goal for higher education -- and plans to use the money to expand the campus in Allston, enhance engineering programs, and renovate aging undergraduate houses.
For those of you who are not familiar with Corinthian Colleges (COCO), it's a for-profit company that provides post-secondary education services. It's most well known brand is Everest Colleges, but it has other institutions such as WyoTech and Heald College.
The issue is sparking sharp debate, notably at George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom campus, where residents are increasingly clashing with student neighbors over late-night parties and other quality-of-life issues, and where school police were admonished for improperly patrolling off private grounds.
Private universities in state will invite trouble for themselves for affiliating colleges. In the wake of escalating number of complaints regarding affiliation/ franchise centres being distributed freely, University Grants Commission has yet again warned private universities not to flout the norms or face the music as per the private universities regulation, 2003. The commission, citing regulations, has said that private universities being unitary in nature cannot affiliate any college or institute for conducting courses leading to award of its diplomas, degree or other qualifications.
Eighty students from Kashmiri families, who took admission in a Fatehgarh Sahib-based engineering college under the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme, have alleged that the college duped them and left them in a situation where they cannot even seek admission in another college.
Add one more strain to the finances of US universities: a decline in enrolment. Last week the US Census reported that college enrolment declined for the first time in six years in the autumn of 2012. That, in turn, threatens higher education revenue, said Moody's Investors Service, reports Reuters.
Maharashtra Government is mulling setting up of a special recruitment board on lines of MPSC and UPSC for the appointment of lecturers and staff to private colleges, minister for Higher and Technical Education Rajesh Tope has said.
In recent weeks, President Obama has weighed in on the important subject of higher education. Much of the conversation has focused on the cost of a college education and the very real challenges of student debt looming over more and more young Americans. As this conversation continues, we must also seriously discuss expectations related to student learning and the value of a college education.
Medical and dental college aspirants are worried about losing out on seats despite being meritorious. A schedule for admissions to private medical and dental colleges to fill seats that are vacant after the second round gives students only one day to attend counselling, confirm seats and pay tuition fees.