The amount of private donations being handed to UK universities is growing faster than in the US - and is being driven by Cambridge and Oxford, a study has found.
Graduate recruiters have started running apprenticeship schemes in the hope of attracting promising young people from poor backgrounds – and of reducing their reliance on the alumni from a handful of Russell Group universities.
After British Prime Minister David Cameron's warming up to reach out to BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi stating that his government is engaging with the Gujarat Chief Minister, now Isis Innovation the technology transfer arm of the Oxford University reaches out to Gujarat. A private university would be built at a cost of Rs 290 crore.
When David Farley chose to study for a master's at a private institution, he was more worried about reputation than cost, though the fees were a nice surprise. He enrolled on the IFS School of Finance's flagship programme – an MSc in banking practice and management – which, like many courses, can be delivered online or as a blended programme, with fees ranging from nearly £9,000 to £10,500.