'Islands of excellence in a sea of mediocrity'
A government committee on higher education reforms described the Indian Institutes of Technology as "islands of excellence in a sea of mediocrity", commending them as a model for other universities....
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Brussels
European Union justice and home affairs ministers have agreed that non-EU nationals admitted to member states as scientific researchers should have equal working conditions, pay and state benefits to...
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Paris
Unesco has launched an Israeli-Palestinian Science Organisation to manage joint research projects involving Israeli and Palestinian professors and lecturers, while directing Israeli expertise towards...
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Athens
Greece has launched a national education debate that could pave the way for non-state universities. Kostas Karamanlis, the Prime Minister, and George Papandreou, leader of the Opposition, agreed that...
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N'Djamena
Hundreds of university students from the Dafur region of Sudan have abandoned their studies at the University of Khartoum to register at the University of Chad and in Egypt after being accused by...
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Protest at segregation in Bahrain
Bahrain, the most liberal of the Gulf States, is to segregate the sexes on its university campus despite opposition from the Education Minister and students. The new law was opposed by Majid Al Nuami...
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Violence on fields of play proves costly for schools
Violence in American professional sports has spilled over into university athletics, with costly repercussions. Less than a day after a brawl on a basketball court between players from the Indiana...
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Unpaid debt set to soar as fees rise
ߣߣÊÓƵn students owe the Federal Government more than A$11 billion (Pounds 4.4 billion) in deferred tuition fees incurred under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme. "Doubtful debt", the money...
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Canadian province set to balance the books
Ontario, Canada's largest province, should consider a deferred-payment tuition fee scheme similar to ߣߣÊÓƵ's to ease the chronic underfunding that has put its universities in "serious jeopardy",...
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Fischer award whips up a storm
Even 20 years after his death and a decade after the end of the system he hated, Bram Fischer - the anti-apartheid activist, Communist and former lawyer for Nelson Mandela - still has the power to...
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Spain addresses drop in demand
Carles Solà , the Catalan Education Minister, has called on universities to react to a drop in demand for Spanish university places. Student numbers have been falling since 2000, mainly due to...
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Russia needs more scientists
Russia needs to take urgent action to prepare for the replacement of scientists who are approaching the end of their careers, a report by the United Nations Development Programme warns. A sharp drop...
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Lump sum won't balance out the market forces
There is no one-size-fits-all solutionto saving strategically important subjects, says Howard Newby This year, Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, has written not one but two letters to the...
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Nancy Rothwell
If the rules for academic review are to be changed, the agenda should be driven by those who do the work One of the more rewarding aspects of academia is the spirit of cooperation, collaboration and...
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Clarke is not so spooky
A story about Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, and MI6 emerges from the pages of a new book about Tony Blair's court. According to authors Francis Beckett and David Hencke, the Secret...