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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

The arrival of the ‘alternative provider’ In 1997 the Dearing Report saw diversity in British higher education institutions as an advantage ‘especially in providing for student choice; in programme and pedagogic innovation’ and ‘in the ability of the sector as a whole to meet the wide range of expectations now relevant to higher education’.

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Choosing between earning and learning: a new report on the experiences of estranged students in higher education

HEPI

Buttle UK’s grants provide essential items for children’s education, homes and wellbeing. 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. I decided I can’t do it.

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Australian TNE looks to India as countries recognise qualifications

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A qualifications recognition agreement between Australia and India to streamline education and career pathways was announced as a delegation of Australian education leaders visited the country. In July 2022, the UK and India agreed an MoU to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship. Students are charged a $60 application fee and a $120 assessment fee at the end of each course.

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Three practical steps universities can take to increase accessibility and advance student diversity

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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. . Apply for a 2022 Wharton-QS Reimagine Education award X. But why do diversity initiatives in higher education matter? .

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Strikes disrupt undergraduate learning anew

Inside Higher Ed

And when fall grades will be determined, and by whom, have been open questions at both the New School and UC—which is particularly worrisome to students who rely on grade point averages to maintain scholarships and U.S. visa statuses. Learning at the New School. ” Some of North’s professors are holding classes on Zoom.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

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by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Teaching-only’, ‘Teaching and Scholarship’ and ‘Teaching-focussed’ academic jobs have become increasingly common.