The trouble with ethnic blending
Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia - A Nation in Turmoil
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Cutting the red tape to catch the tigers of the east
By opting for more regulation, the Dearing committee missed its chance to improve UK higher education, says Robert Taylor Sir Ron Dearing told vice chancellors last week that if the United Kingdom...
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Agony aunt
Q Some of my overseas students are looking decidedly dejected and out of place and, with Christmas coming up, I would welcome some tips on making them feel more at home in this country. A Sometimes...
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Asian crisis hits overseas intake
The full impact of the Southeast Asia crisis on student recruitment overseas emerged this week, with figures showing a 13 per cent drop overall in new higher education intakes from abroad this year....
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Germany goes private
THE GERMAN state of Baden-Wurttemberg is planning to set up a private international university to attract more foreign students to the region. Education minister Klaus von Trotha is studying the...
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Ulster bids to raise Pounds 70 million
Ulster University is hoping to capitalise on international sympathy for Northern Ireland with a bid to raise Pounds 70 million to help tackle social issues and promote economic regeneration. The...
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In the news
Roman Herzog may be Germany's president but this has not stopped him being rude about Germans, or at least about their education system. The former law professor has called for a thorough reform of...
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Fact file
The Higher Education Statistics Agency's findings for 1995/6 reveal that: 11.4 per cent of the student population came from overseas to study in the United Kingdom compared with 10.4 per cent in 1994...
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Art of the state
The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia
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Half-century hallmarks
England 1945-2000 - The Verdict of Peace
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A current account of activity
The World Bank
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Vivid symbols with secret lives
Mandala
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Australia strengthens China ties
The Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee has signed an historic exchange agreement with China. AVCC president John Niland went to Beijing to sign the agreement on behalf of Australian universities...
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A visual revolution gets on the starting grid
From next week's American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Francisco. The internet has changed the way we communicate. John Connolly believes the access grid could change the...