Rome
Within hours of the announcement that Fabio Mussi, a former Communist, is to be University and Research Minister in the new Italian Government of Romano Prodi, the Italian Rectors' Conference finally...
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Paris
The French Education Ministry has launched a website for lycee pupils, school-leavers and students seeking guidance on more than 20,000 higher education courses offered in France, and which...
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Melbourne
RMIT University has denied claims that radiation from mobile phone towers on the roof of its business school has caused brain tumours in seven of the staff. Margaret Gardner, the vice-chancellor,...
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Brussels
As the number of UK students in the Erasmus programme continues to decline, J n Figel, the European Education Commissioner, is to discuss future European student mobility at a conference organised in...
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Buenos Aires
For the fifth time in a month, militant students at the University of Buenos Aires have prevented its governing body from meeting. Last week, students blocked a move to appoint a vice-rector to...
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Prague
Czech universities will share a £2.5 billion funding boost between 2007 and 2013 thanks to the European Union's budget settlement. Petra Buzkova, the Education Minister, said the money, 20 times the...
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Togo
President Faure Eyadema has made a 50 per cent cut in tuition fees for students at the National University of Togo and established scholarship awards in each department to appease students who...
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Australian v-cs have the best packages
University heads in the UK come a poor third to those Down Under, says Geoff Maslen. British vice-chancellors are worse off in terms of their salaries, taxes and quality of life than their...
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Fee hike will limit pupils' options
Higher education in Japan has borne the brunt of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's market-driven reforms, leaving academics fearful that university could become beyond the reach of bright Japanese...
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Luxembourg pledges to double research cash as Dutch ponder €1bn boost
The Benelux countries are raising spending on university research. Luxembourg Premier Jean-Claude Juncker has promised to double his country's research budget by 2009, while the Dutch Government is...
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Demo at dismissal of Kosovo academic
The University of Pristina, re-established as part of the strategy for the reconstruction of Kosovo after the end of the war in 1999, is in turmoil after the dismissal of its steering committee...
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Feedback survey short of student data
Only half of Canada's universities have agreed to be surveyed for a student satisfaction ranking to be published next month. Maclean's , a weekly news magazine that already publishes a university...
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Guests invite controversy
Graduation ceremonies are being disrupted by protests against commencement speakers, writes Jon Marcus As the commencement season reaches its peak, speakers and honorary degree recipients selected by...
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Cut-price clearing may harbour hidden costs
Universities tempted to offer late discounts to fill course vacancies should think twice, warns Sir Martin Harris There's nothing more irritating than booking the best fare possible for a flight to...
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No deep pockets, no deep thinking
As students balk at buying books, so the horizons of research, study and publishing narrow. Susan Bassnett reads between the lines The Times Higher recently reported that managers in one university...