Private higher education providers
In latest intervention by conservative-dominated judiciary, proprietary schools temporarily avoid seeing student loan eligibility tied to period of degree requirements
Current over-regulation is stifling innovation in a sector that has the potential to become just as renowned as UK higher education, says Alex Proudfoot
Private providers make biggest payouts to departing principals
Quality regulation poses the biggest challenge as Bangladesh moves to expand PhD courses to private universities
Academics attempt to move to public universities as private institutions hardest hit by declining enrolment
Philadelphia city officials probe University of the Arts shutdown, in sign that policymakers might see the need to go beyond their habit of only protecting their publics
Inventor’s Wiltshire-based training centre is first to go through new Office for Students process
Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells THE that controversial reforms will help to make country a higher education destination
Committee urges new transparency data, strengthened oversight and guidance on how big a cut of tuition fee universities should take
Undergraduates at Nigeria’s Covenant University enjoy their classes on how to have a happy marriage, says leader
New legislation will allow private universities to issue degrees and international institutes to open Greek branches
Sector leaders hint at coming regulation at often-chaotic Public Accounts Committee hearing
University’s subcontracted courses first to come under greater scrutiny from Office for Students
Sector should embrace ‘light touch’ regulation of subcontracted courses, argue leaders of Buckinghamshire New University
With Public Accounts Committee hearing to come, concerns over subcontracted courses will only become louder
University courses franchised to colleges accounted for 53 per cent of £4.1 million of fraud detected by SLC last year, says public spending watchdog
Good for the goose but not the gander, after college’s university-standard performance failed to earn it sub-university branding
Amid yawning teacher shortages and one-sided funding regime, colleges warn that their successful model of localised training faces collapse
Famed for its focus on ethics, Ghana’s Ashesi puts new focus on demographic shifts, health and climate change
Representative groups broadly welcome focus on quality and integrity, but proposed changes to migration points test will be pivotal
Most Grand Canyon University students on affected programmes had to pay as much as $12,000 (£10,000) more than advertised, says Department of Education
New millennium has wrought ‘transformational’ change on Australian higher education, and much of it has been ‘negative’, seminar hears
There are doubts about the education ministry’s proposed quality measures, with major players warning firmer guardrails will be needed to protect the public purse and baffled school-leavers from bad operators
In a busy decade following two decades of inaction, the ranks of institutions bearing the ‘university’ title has expanded at almost one a year
Inaugural league table reveals strong performance by institutions beyond wealthy South Africa, with public universities outperforming private ones in four pillars
The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region
‘AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider
Once-largest US online university, embracing new public partner after Arkansas rejection, agrees its for-profit sector deserves scrutiny
More prepared to pay for education because of innovations in flexible learning, despite demographic shifts that are harming public sector
Fears over reputation and secrecy deal major setback to online US university's once-promising bid for traditional higher ed partner
In ongoing retreat from February order that alarmed higher education, Biden officials cancel third-party restrictions
Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students
Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed
Online education firm chaired by former universities minister brings in Global University Systems staffer
Buyer displays ‘confidence’ in Australasian student flows, as vendor exits region
Once the largest US online university, for-profit has been arguing without luck that it’s a last best chance to enter fast-growing world of adult training
With public rivals putting a ceiling on tuition fees, the demands of debt servicing and digitisation mean private schools must keep growing to avoid mergers or bankruptcy
Academics warn of ‘collapse’ of higher education system after Taliban forces 70,000 female students out of private universities
Financial statements, when eventually published, revealed ‘material uncertainty’ over institution’s ability to keep running and £17 million deficit
Applicants turn away from public campuses, but external perceptions of the country as ‘failed state’ could put off overseas institutions from forming new collaborations
Biden-backed settlement benefits 200,000 students from 153 institutions, largely in the for-profit sector, with no expectation taxpayers will be reimbursed for the losses
Successful applications from south Asia fall off a cliff, as authorities struggle to distinguish genuine students from those with other things on their minds
Always left holding the wrong end of the stick, independent institutions hope for a ‘reset’ from the misleadingly named universities accord
Government plan for half of all graduates to major in sciences by 2032 ‘difficult to realise’ for private, humanities-focused institutions, academics say
US education firm involving ASU has 12 global partners and foresees future growth bringing scope to collect student learning data on mass scale
‘Reassessment of his priorities’ said to be behind swift departure of former West of Scotland leader
‘Anyone who thinks the university is in good shape is deluded,’ says former Morgan Stanley executive in resignation letter
Office for Students accounts also confirm £915,000 payment to for-profit college that successfully challenged refusal of registration in court
Private university recorded £17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential £119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems
UA92 hails success of strategy attracting disadvantaged students but remains loss-making
Growing use of third-party services seen aiding employee-students find their options, although with suspicions of hidden costs
Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually
Top congressional Democrat urges Biden to reverse Keiser University’s decade-old conversion to non-profit status
Privately backed institutions seen as new model for higher education development
As administration embarks on writing tough new federal rules, prominent proprietary chain loses transfer agreement in California
Cypriot university to launch degree focusing on Zuckerberg-backed virtual worlds
Head of global monitoring report on education says he is concerned about language of market and inequality
Bosses of private institutions that collect millions of pounds from student loans have received generous share and dividend awards
World Bank’s head of education calls for focus on creating ‘single ecosystem’ in tertiary education
‘Significant change’ at college highlights dwindling of former government aim for ‘challenger institutions’
