On the issue of setting up of 20 new private universities, Mr. Deshpande said a three-member official committee has been set up to monitor the availability of infrastructure and quality of education in private universities.
Authorities are going to cancel the monthly pay order (MPO) facility for 27 private colleges under the Barisal Education Board on charges of irregularities and failing to perform well.
Weeks after the state government notified model guidelines for private institutions to set up universities, three big groups have put forward their proposals to the higher and technical education department.
Following criticism from various student unions on the 'extravagant publicity' and high tuition fees in private colleges, the government endorsed a code of conduct three months ago that imposes a ceiling on such advertisements--Rs 500,000 in maximum for colleges operating in the Valley, Rs 300,000 in Sub-Metropolitan Cities, Rs 150,000 in municipalities and Rs 50,000 in VDCs.
American Civil Liberties Union said it is suing the state of New Jersey over two grants to private colleges that exist solely to train rabbis and priests.
Adjuncts at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington have the right to vote on whether to unionize, a regional National Labor Relations Board officer has ruled.
In a desperate bid to fill up seats in private engineering colleges, the state government has decided to slash the admission fee, payable at a time by Rs 20,000.
Founded in 2005, the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has come a long way. The Registrar, Ademola Ajibola, a lawyer, in this interview with Editor, Education, TAYO LEWIS insists that rather than encouraging a depreciation of standards, private varsities are raising a standard which is putting parents’ minds at rest.
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have yet to start joint site inspections of private medical colleges. The NAB blames the medical council for the delay.
Representantes de las universidades privadas que imparten carreras relacionadas con las ciencias de la salud, piden a la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) romper el “monopolio” que deja la formación de médicos especialistas únicamente en manos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).