The owner of a private Japanese university was arrested this month and charged with making off with millions of dollars in government subsidies while his institution ran up such huge debts that it was reportedly close to shutting down.
The growth of Singapore's private education may face interruption as complaints have increased over the past few years. For instance, a private higher education institution has been sued for misleading advertisement of a program and breaking promises to students, and even a widely-recognized private institute has been castigated. A fear is that improper behavior undermines Singapore's aspirations to be an international education hub.
South Korea's ministry of education has ordered three private institutions to turn over $15.3-million and dismiss 68 professors and officials due to bribery, and mishandling of funds. The ministry has withheld approval for one board of trustees and replaced another's.
Lawmakers in New York State finally approved a spending plan in August that avoided cuts to financial aid for needy students and included a program that, for the first time...
In a bid to exert more control over wayward private universities and deal with what it described as rampant corruption at some of them, South Korea's education ministry has demanded...
The owner of a private Japanese university was arrested this month and charged with making off with millions of dollars in government subsidies while his institution ran up such huge debts that...