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Interest rate changes could challenge universities, student loans and post 16 and vocational education

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by Sir Adrian Webb The publication on 13 September 2023 of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report on the Office for Students drew attention to the financial challenges facing universities in the UK and to the challenges associated with regulating and overseeing these risks.

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Which manifesto will unlock the potential of England’s Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

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This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Tim Blackman, Vice Chancellor of the Open University. More recently, however, the target has been heavily criticised, including Rishi Sunak calling it a ‘false dream’ for young school and college leavers when too many degree courses did not lead to decently paid graduate careers.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

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Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty.

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Edtech’s inclusive play: esports, preparing talent for the future of work

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The vice principal for curriculum at RNN Group, which runs three colleges in and around Rotherham in the UK, details the impact on students he has enrolled on esports courses. Global brands – as well as universities – are already onboard. And the opportunity has already been picked up by international education. In Canada, St.

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International graduate elected mayor of UK city

The PIE News

It is a major study destination with four universities and several colleges within the city limits. A graduate of the University of Leeds, Abigail Marshall-Katung came to the UK to study politics in the year 2000. At that point in time, I knew going for further education in the UK was just something I needed to do.”

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Challenges facing women in post-study jobs, retraining and skills following the pandemic

HEPI

The event was introduced by the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Education, Margaret Greenwood MP, who said that a gender pay gap and class ceiling in many sectors for disadvantaged women had been exacerbated by Covid, its aftermath and cost-of-living crisis – and this event was timely. Women accounted to just 6.7

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Bank Holiday Reading: Higher Education and the green workforce transformation

HEPI

The role that Higher Education institutions play in delivering the green skills needed to support the green workforce transformation.is However, Universities and our graduates have a crucial role to play and it is vital that we get this across. often not given much coverage. from QAA) and demand from students.