QSIU HE Digest – The Law School Crisis

February 11th, 2013Africa, Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, HE Internationalisation, Internationalisation, Kenya, North America, Rwanda, Student mobility, Tuition Fee Hikes, Uganda, United States0 comments

• US: The Law School Crisis
• China: End to Free PG Tuition
• Kenya: Policy for Specialist Unis
• Norway: Losing International Talent

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HE News Brief 16.7.12

July 16th, 2012Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Qatar, Rwanda, UK, United States0 comments

• WORLD: Shift in global dominance of graduates
• WORLD: English language courses on the rise
• INDONESIA: New law allows foreign institutions to operate
• UK: Oxford receives a generous donation

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HE News Brief 16.8.11

August 16th, 2011Africa, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, HE News, Kenya, Korea, Latin America, Rwanda, University Rankings, Venezuela0 comments

by Abby Chau

• RANKINGS: Publication of the Academic Ranking of World Universities
• LATIN AMERICA: Alba member states looking to harmonise higher education
• SOUTH KOREA: Auditing of institutions to ascertain whether they are fit for foreign students
• EAST AFRICA: Plans for harmonising of higher education
• LATIN AMERICA: Region increasing study abroad programmes Continue Reading

HE News Brief 18.5.10

May 18th, 2010Africa, Asia-Pacific, HE News, HE Reforms, Malaysia, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Trends, UK1 comment

by Abby Chau

 

From the new British coalition government to Puerto Rican protests, here are this week’s news stories:

• Rwandan university students negotiate a post-genocidal social and ideological minefield, where talk of the 1994 genocide is muffled by government rhetoric based on a stringent reconciliation policy. According to this New York Times article, after high school, students are sent to ingando, isolated camps where students are taught among other things, that the genocide began with the Belgian colonists. How students will walk this very fine line between the freedom to learn and the campaign of imposed silence will be difficult.
  Full Story: New York Times
  
• Now that the new British coalition government has the keys to 10 Downing, people are watching to see which pre-election promises will be kept. The Conservatives said that tuition hikes may be a possibility while the Liberal Democrats promised to phase out fees altogether in six years. With Conservative David Willetts overseeing universities and Lib-Dem Vince Cable as Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, this will no doubt prove to be an interesting topic to watch.
  Full Story: University World News
  More: The Guardian
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