These new policies were soon translated into regulatory frameworks to provide quality education in the private sector coupled with support from international institutions of higher education. The Malaysian government realised this would ease the pressure on currency outflow but to put such a policy into effect was by no means an easy task.
Chile’s higher education sector is facing stiffer regulations after financial irregularities were discovered at Universidad del Mar, one of the country’s largest private universities. And education Minister Harald Beyer will introduce a bill later this year to drastically overhaul the institutional accreditation system.
Private education giant Educor is set to become the first South African institution to set up branch campuses outside the country as it expands its operations into four new African countries under its well-known Intec and Damelin brands.
A stinging court loss has stirred up a heap of confusion about the fate of the U.S. Department of Education’s “gainful employment” regulations, the first results of which were released just a week ago. And while the decision is a victory for the for-profit sector, revised gainful employment rules could affect more programs at for-profits than the standards that were invalidated Saturday by a federal judge.
The Institute for Higher Education Policy has devised a new classification system to measure the performance and characteristics of for-profit colleges and universities.
A day before the federal government's controversial new rules governing vocational programs were set to take effect, a federal judge on Saturday invalidated one of its key elements, blocking enforcement of much of the regulatory framework.
In an effort to broaden the spectrum of higher education, the state government is set to rope in private players and impart quality education at the university level. The effort of the Trinamool government is seen as a step ahead of the erstwhile government's decision to set up a private technical institute of higher learning, like the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication at Kalyani, which didn't materialize.
FEE-HELP loans, underwritten by the federal government, have helped bankroll expansion of private higher education. By last year, non-university providers accounted for 29 per cent of $1 billion in FEE-HELP funding, compared with just nine per cent in...
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.”
Recognizing the increasing role of non-profit organizations in today's economy, Indiana University is poised to launch the nation's first School of Philanthropy.
The bill says both state and private universities have to follow government regulations in developing their curriculums and that any decisions they make about offering new majors or conducting research is subject to evaluation by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
In the midst of a broader indictment of the U.S. education system, Stiglitz wrote that for-profit colleges "exploit those at the bottom" of society, and that they're "better at exploitation than at delivering a valuable education."
When Jesús Ignacio Lechuga applied to college three years ago, he was looking for an education that would be affordable and allow him to work and study at the same time. So he applied to the International College for Experienced Learning, or Universidad ICEL, a for-profit university in Mexico City, where tuition is 10 percent of what it is at the city's elite nonprofit universities and classes are offered at nights and on weekends.
As Mexico’s last baby boom comes of age, more young people than ever aspire to a college degree. A rush of private higher education institutions has arrived to meet rising demand.
A Senate committee that successfully pressed for tighter regulation of the for-profit higher- education sector published a report Sunday that said the business had put shareholders before students.
After a two-year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Monday unveiled an exhaustive report on the colleges' business practices, highlighting schools that charge excessively high tuition and shortchange academic investments in order to maximize revenues.
Private colleges say the uncapping of publicly subsidised higher education places has helped rather than hindered them, as an increasing pool of would-be students rejects universities.
A U.S. Senate committee released an unflattering report on the for-profit college sector on Sunday, concluding a two-year investigation led by Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat. While the report is ambitious in scope, and scathingly critical on many points, it appears unlikely to lead to a substantial legislative crackdown on the industry — at least not during this election year.
U.S. taxpayers spent $32 billion last year on for-profit private schools, despite the sector's relatively high drop-out rate, according to a congressional investigation released Monday.
Aimed at encouraging the involvement of the private sector in the field of higher education, the new guidelines also make it essential for private universities to have infrastructure, including labs and libraries, and qualified teachers as per norms set by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Career Education Corp. reported a massive second-quarter loss Tuesday, making it the latest for-profit educator to show poor financial performance amid a more difficult operating environment.
Let's start at the beginning. There are good and bad schools in every sector of higher education. We should all be working together to create postsecondary education that provides real access, real education and real skills leading to real jobs. Today, 13 million are unemployed and 90 million are underemployed.
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.
Are graduate students who work as teaching assistants and research assistants at private universities entitled to collective bargaining? The answer depends on whether these graduate student employees should be seen primarily as students or employees, writes Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed.
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.
The Chilean government’s parliamentary lower house has rejected the findings of a report investigating allegations of educational profiteering in seven private universities. Student leaders and opposition politicians criticised the ruling, claiming that the government must not ignore illegal educational profiteering, writes Mariana Zepeda for I Love Chile.
Dr Charles Olweny, a globe-trotting oncologist who trained and worked on four continents – including as a professor of medicine in Winnipeg – decided seven years ago to leave Canada and return home to lead Uganda Martyrs University, a private Catholic institution. His leadership strategy is guided by five core principles, he told University World 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.
Since Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) announced the suspension of the licences of seven private universities on 4 July, reactions have poured in from stakeholders of the affected institutions, write Dayo Adesulu, Favour Nnabugwu and Laju Arenyeka for Vanguard.
After a two-year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Monday unveiled an exhaustive report on the colleges' business practices, highlighting schools that charge excessively high tuition and shortchange academic investments in order to maximize revenues.
A hectic lobbying is on at the state and national level by the managements of the 27 private medical colleges in the state to stall the proposal for online counselling for management quota seats this year. College managements say that Rs 700-800 crore is riding on these seats even as state health officials are busy putting together possible solutions to deal with the medical admission chaos this year.
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.
El fiscal Carlos Gajardo será uno de los dos persecutores que se harán cargo de la investigación penal sobre el lucro en el sistema de universidades privadas.
La Corte Constitucional le advirtió a las universidades privadas que deben flexibilizar y establecer acuerdos de pago de las deudas que tienen los estudiantes de escasos recursos, antes de impedirles la graduación por esta situación.
Al menos 17 rectores de universidades privadas del municipio manifestaron su inconformidad y rechazaron la apertura del Instituto de Estudios Francisco Ugalde (IEFU), que abrirá sus puertas en agosto de este año, porque consideran que las ya existentes cubren la demanda educativa en la región.
Rectores y autoridades jurídicas de Universidades Particulares de Veracruz, desmienten que existan en el estado Universidades privadas clausuradas o canceladas como se afirmó en medios de comunicación en días pasados.
Todo tipo de exoneraciones, incentivos y beneficios tributarios vigentes que no tienen ningún plazo de conclusión, solo durarán 3 años, de acuerdo con el Decreto Legislativo 1117.
El evento será a propósito del 50 aniversario del Consejo de Rectores de Universidades Privadas (Crup) que se celebrará con una reunión en Posadas –será la primera vez-, ocasión en la que, además habrá un seminario paralelo de los Grupos de Integración conformados en Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay que pretenden conformar emprendimientos con producciones compartidas entre los países. Asistirán también referentes de incubadoras, empresarios y funcionarios de la región.
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%.
La presidenta de la instancia, la diputada del PRI Alejandra Sepúlveda, expuso sobre el trabajo y afirma que el "ministerio de Educación no ha cumplido su responsabilidad en la educación superior".