HEPI

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. The Commons debated ‘Higher Education’ on 28 November 2012. This piece is the second part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. It remains important.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 30, 2024

As well as rejoining the scheme, Erasmus+ funding should be reinstated to further education colleges and community organisations. The Conservative government said it would raise immigration fees – including for international students – to fund public sector pay rises last year.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Rejections from the Universities Central Council on Admissions (UCCA) were coming thick and fast. I spent nearly 40 years working in further education colleges and Birkbeck was my role model for second-chance learners. From 1980, I was developing access courses to break down the barriers for adults to get to university.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Those whose views were sought came from a further education college (FEC) located in the East Midlands. Yet, their HE progression rates are typically lower than those reported by schools and sixth form colleges ( GOV.UK, 2023 ). The second set of drivers related to ‘the experience’ a university education would offer.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In both instances, the principal aim was to understand better the challenges to HE progression faced by those on advanced level applied and professional courses (including BTECs) at a Midlands based further education (FE) college. The follow-up focused on two further subject areas. Anon (2022) ‘Research Guidance Note 9.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The burden of student loan debt limits future finances of graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). As such, college education is not fulfilling the promise of being a great equalizer and closing wealth gaps, according to a recent report.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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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The PIE News

MAY 29, 2023

An ongoing marking boycott could prevent international students from staying in the UK once they graduate, a leading university has warned. The university has not clarified this with students. “I’m I’m kind of angry,” she said, adding that she supported the strikes and felt the university should do more to resolve them.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Liz Shutt, now Programme Director for the new Insights North East initiative at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities. Until recently Liz was Director of Policy for both the University of Lincoln and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership. A systems approach to the civic university.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

But, after the Scottish government reversed a decision to allocate £46m to colleges and universities “without warning” on May 3, there is pressure on the government – and its new leader Humza Yousaf – to release a plan on how it plans to fund higher education in Scotland.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Global education provider Navitas has expanded its offer in Germany with a new partnership with private provider, SRH Universities Germany. The new SRH International College will be based at SRH University campus in Heidelberg. The college will begin welcoming its first international students from October next year.

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HEPI

MAY 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly contributed by Anthony McClaran , GuildHE Chair and Vice-Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Many universities have been at the forefront of climate research and addressing climate change over many decades and I am proud of the role that GuildHE and its members have played in addressing these issues.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

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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SRHE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

by Neil Raven Much attention is now directed towards the role of evaluation in efforts to widening higher education participation. These include young men from white, working class backgrounds, along with those taking vocational (applied general) courses and studying in further education colleges.

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QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

AUGUST 8, 2022

This year, the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education awards , an annual competition to reward innovation in higher education, will play host to a new category of awards: Values. . In an increasingly globally-connected world, international diversity in higher education helps increase awareness of what’s happening in other locations. .

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. While the current educational landscape for incarcerated students may be sparse, this wasn’t always the case.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The polytechnics were designated in the 1960s as new institutions formed from existing technical and other colleges within the English further education system, and with one in Wales. In the 1960s Britain was facing an increase in demand for higher education and these new institutions would help meet this demand.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2023

As Americans’ perception of higher education continues to slide , research is showing that the youngest are the most skeptical. colleges, 14 points lower than the rate of Baby Boomers. It’s just so expensive to go to college,” she said. “A The survey showed that Gen Z wants blend to school and work.

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The PIE News

JULY 3, 2023

“International K-12 schools are vital for UK universities seeking to enhance academic quality, preparedness, and diversity in their international undergraduate recruitment. A gradual increase in the proportion of such undergraduate applicants signals the importance of engaging with international schools abroad, the report highlighted.

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HEPI

AUGUST 31, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. There are many FE colleges on the OfS register, with many more delivering HE through franchise arrangements and Institutes of Technology.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This blog was kindly contributed by Leo Hanna, Executive Vice President at TechnologyOne Universities are in a difficult spot. Demand for higher education is high, with more and more young people seeing the value of a university education, which is obviously great news for the sector. The findings were rather sobering.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2023

With high inflation, failing banks and rounds of layoffs across industries, many colleges and universities may be concerned about what kind of job market their graduating students will face. sought further education, which led to a 98.9% Another 21.1% graduate placement rate. The post What recession?

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HEPI

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This blog was contributed by Professor Antony Moss, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University, and Chair, London Uni Connect. How best to encourage members of under-represented groups to apply to university’ , HEPI blog, 23 September 2022. Get our updates via email.

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HEPI

APRIL 2, 2024

By tracking learners who participated in outreach whilst at school or college, and accessing data from HESA, we are able to see whether participants went on to enter higher education. Differences in higher education participation were +12.5

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The PIE News

APRIL 14, 2023

Institutions also face additional challenges due to shifting student demographics, changing priorities for high school graduates and more further education options opening up for them, the company continued. The post XEquals envisions ‘game-changing’ conversion appeared first on The PIE News.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whether applying for jobs, further education or internships, students can readily share their digital badges, eliminating the need for physical documents. Microsoft Office 365 is one of the most universally used platforms today, with over 1 billion users worldwide. million college students annually.

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HEPI

JANUARY 16, 2023

The recent HEPI paper, Opportunities to improve university governance in England (HEPI Report 155), by Dr Alison Wheaton, is an insightful look into how we can improve university governance in England. GuildHE have been working closely with Universities UK over the last few years to strengthen quality and standards across the sector.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Petersburg College and Monroe College ) reporting bachelor’s-level completions under the CIP code 52.2211 (“Health Services Administration”) and three reporting completions under 52.0701 (“Health Care/Health Management Administration”): Purdue University Global , Florida International University , and University of Central Florida.

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HEPI

AUGUST 25, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Dr Jonathan Grant, founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. Clearly not all universities in the UK are over 100 years old but they seem solidly to meet these criteria.

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HESA

APRIL 20, 2023

Today we are talking all things Irish higher education, and joining us as our expert guide to the terrain is Ellen Hazelkorn, principal at BH Associates, a Higher Education consultancy in Ireland, a Professor Emerita at the Technological University of Dublin and one of the sharpest all-around minds in European higher education.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Tertiary, further education and college providers increased from 5,872 in Q3 2021 to 9,591 in the latest quarter for 2022, independent school remained stable, from 8,929 to 8,954, and English language schools rose from 2,997 to 4,854 in Q3 2022. . The overall total was an increase of 1% on the previous year.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Nevertheless, we know that most young people interact with education settings at least until the age of 18, meaning that higher and further education settings can be primary actors in driving change. Those that make it to university or alternative provision are at a high risk of failure or withdrawal due to their circumstances.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite Jonathan Michie is, as usual, spot-on in arguing for universities to provide adult education.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin advertises career transition guides designed to help graduate and post-doctoral students learn more about potential careers. The University’s guides can be divided and filtered by discipline, industry, and top skills, allowing students to learn about career options easily and in one place.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It was Convocation Day at Carleton College in Minnesota, and Chambers, then a freshman, gazed around Skinner Memorial Chapel, with its high stone walls and stained-glass windows. “It was like a sea of whiteness. GPA, Chambers decided to transfer to the University of Minnesota. Before she earned a masters and a Ph.D.,

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Image: Tensions escalated last week between the University of California system and the New School and their respective striking academic workers. On Saturday night, the university and the union reached a tentative agreement, ending the strike. Inflation and housing costs have been key issues. “Learning is social.

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HEPI

JULY 24, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation. Politicians should think big. They should think about the next frontier.

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