As one of the few cops walking the beat of global higher education, Britain’s Quality Assurance Agency does not limit its audits to schools inside Britain. Adjustment, rather than punishment, is the aim of the Q.A.A. Before the agency issues even a “limited confidence” judgment, the university being audited will typically be given the opportunity to appeal the decision. Out of 38 degree-awarding institutions audited last year, only two were given “limited confidence.” Of the 47 private providers reported on, the Q.A.A. issued just one finding of “no confidence” and two of “no reliance.”
A Supreme Court ruling could pave the way for a flood of appeals from private colleges and overseas students against a significant number of government immigration decisions, lawyers have said, writes David Matthews for Times Higher Education.
A private college in London has been given the power to award its own degrees in a move the government says will increase competition in England's higher education system, writes Angela Harrison for BBC News.
Students on private college courses such as animal chiropractic care, acupuncture and ‘contemporary person-centred psychotherapy’ have been eligible to receive state-subsidised funding during the past two years, with one private institution being given state loan access for nearly 100 sub-degree vocational courses in a single day, writes John Morgan for Times Higher Education.
A private college in London has been given the power to award its own degrees in a move the government says will increase competition in England's higher education system.
La tendencia al crecimiento de las universidades privadas en España en los últimos años se ha roto. Por primera vez, según datos publicados hoy por el Ministerio de Educación, el número de estudiantes de grado (incluidos primer y segundo ciclo) en estos centros descendió un 2% en el curso 2011-2012, hasta situarse en 172.442. Por el contrario, la cifra aumentó un 2,2% en las públicas, hasta llegar a 1.297.211. Especialmente significativo ha sido el incremento del 14,7% en la UNED, que registró 179.781 alumnos. En total, en la primera etapa universitaria hubo 1.469.653 matriculaciones, lo que supone un incremento global del 1,7%.