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India issues draft rules for foreign university branches

Inside Higher Ed

Once approved by the University Grants Commission, providers will be free to set their own tuition fees, define student selection criteria and appoint faculty. Furqan Qamar, former secretary general of the Association of Indian Universities and professor of management at Jamia Millia Islamia, a university in New Delhi, agreed.

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Schools need faster emergency response technology. What’s the holdup?

University Business

. “I hope the university makes an effort and continues to listen to students, faculty, staff and the community concerns to understand what needs to be fixed.”‘ ”‘ Tragedy can strike a college or university in a matter of moments, and most casualties occur in a three-minute window, according to the FBI.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

In all this lay the beginnings of an academic ‘research culture’, though well into the twentieth century the Fellows of Colleges did not usually have – or seek – doctorates. It was to take the form of a block grant, which the recipient university might allocate as it chose.