Private higher education providers
Alternative medicine institution Anglo-European College of Chiropractic gets QAA thumbs up
Progress needed on equity, quality assurance and research, says University of Chile academic
Stagnation in university recruitment accounts for £5 billion of shortfall, UKCISA conference told
We have reached a key moment in the development of the region's higher education sector, says Ismail Badat
But MillionPlus claims government risks ‘dodgy narrative’ on alternative providers
QAA finds lax entry standards at Cardiff college formerly led by principal with ‘falsified’ PhD
Rebuffing claims that opening up sector will endanger its reputation, minister says ‘we have heard these concerns before’
BIS-commissioned study charts rapid growth of sector and raises questions over student outcomes
Experts mull over Jo Johnson’s aim to open sector to foreign companies and universities
Alternative providers should also be able to charge £9,000 tuition fees, says government
Distinction between two types of institution ‘not helpful’ for continent, say senior African university figures
Weiming Education Group, the largest provider of private schools in China, is branching out into the US
China’s motives, like the West’s, are mixed, but it clearly has a role to play in building capacity in African higher education
Investing in the education of millions of young people can help defuse a security time bomb, argue Faisal Abbas and Abdur Rehman Cheema
Frontrunner for Democratic nomination has talked tough on for-profit colleges but will her links to the industry prevent her taking action? Michael Stratford reports for Inside Higher Ed
Improvements required in two out of four areas at college where students claimed £259 million in state loans in three years
For-profit college head Paul Kirkham calls for ‘respectful’ treatment of private providers
Lord Willetts tells event it is hard to see how governments can fund expansion on necessary scale
Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country
Records of former Buckingham vice-chancellor’s suggestion at 1985 seminar released by National Archives
First foray into Germany for the owner of University of Phoenix
Concerns about course at for-profit GSM, one of country's biggest private colleges, found to be 'justified'
Clinical evidence on osteopathy ‘fails to show convincingly’ it works, claims critic after private BSO wins Hefce designation
Durham pro vice-chancellor warns that institutions would be forced to challenge a worse-than-expected judgement
A. C. Grayling says private college plans offer ‘greater choice and improved quality’
Some of the key points to take away from the government’s consultation on the future of universities
Fifteen per cent of recommendations issued to further education colleges by watchdog relate to courses leading to the FTSE 100 firm’s qualifications
One of England’s biggest private colleges admitted students ‘who could not complete’ programmes, finds Quality Assurance Agency
BIS aims to step up competition for universities from new providers – but questions remain about impact on UK higher education
Watchdog says only one in five of a cohort of students at London-based Grafton College of Management Sciences on course to complete qualification on time
UKVI takes action against one of England’s largest private colleges
Sector needs national standards and more industry links to drive and sustain economy, say experts
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas
New College of the Humanities and Pearson are seen as potential beneficiaries of Productivity Plan
Senior figure at UN-established agency questions role of for-profits and says universities should be at centre of debates on continent's future
A. C. Grayling’s ‘Oxbridge-style’ private college strikes agreement with post-92 institution
We talk to the lawyer, academic, former pro-chancellor and founder of a private university in Nigeria
Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan
Department confirms work to find savings is ongoing, but offers no details on George Osborne’s Budget pledge to bring in ‘new entrants’, says John Morgan
ABI College investigation finds only two of 45-strong cohort have achieved intended qualifications
Navitas says enrolment down by 13 per cent in second semester of 2015
The government says it will help ensure that there is “minimal to disruption to students” at the University of Law and that “its high quality of education is upheld” following the purchase
A private college paid almost £2 million a year in public student loans has been criticised by the Quality Assurance Agency, despite being cleared of academic fraud.
Two government departments and watchdog investigate St Patrick’s College
The government encouraged private colleges to grow “without sufficient regulation in place to protect public money” and a senior civil servant should have opposed the policy, according to MPs
Private college seeking designation invested £3 million after being told it needed to inject further funding
Private providers have been asked to help prepare the government for a key hearing on private higher education just days before it happens
Alfred Morris argues that alternative providers, criticised by the National Audit Office, aren’t the villains they’re made out to be.
Private not-for-profits don’t deserve to be tarred with the same brush as some Johnny-come-latelys, says Phil Deans
Council members absent from vote on venture with for-profit firm
Inquiry into 24 private institutions is triggered by ‘potential irregularities’
