Egyptians welcome British initiative
Egypt has welcomed plans for a British university, which could open as early as October 2002. The country has 13 state universities and five private institutions, which generate 150,000 graduates a...
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Aga Khan unveils plans for London-based Islamic institute
An Institute of Islamic Civilisations is to be launched by the Karachi-based Aga Khan University as its first significant international initiative. The institute, which will be sited in London, aims...
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Tunisia strives to compete with European institutions
Tunisia plans to use an £80 million loan from the World Bank to reform and expand its tertiary education sector. This is Tunisia's second World Bank loan. The first was received in 1963...
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F-word sparks greyhead revolt
A German university is facing a new wave of student protest over the introduction of fees - this time from elderly students. Senior students at Hanover University are threatening a legal challenge to...
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Shut university to allow reform, says assessor
A government-appointed independent assessor has recommended that South Africa's University of the North be closed temporarily to allow the institution to restructure, develop new policies and weed...
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Oz gets second college inquiry
The Australian senate has established an inquiry into university funding, with special emphasis on the effects of an increasing reliance on private income. The senate sub-committee will report next...
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France gears up for work
France's universities are preparing to introduce courses geared increasingly to enterprise and the world of work and to increase and improve student mobility - into and out of the country. Last week...
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Marketers target online browsers who do not buy
Now that the heady rush to get onto the internet has abated, online and "bricks and mortar" companies are both realising that just having a website with e-commerce capabilities does...
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Invest to fill skills gap, Oz advised
The Australian government should immediately allocate an extra A$25 million (£9.1 million) a year for universities to address the shortage of computer science and information technology...
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Don't let IT eclipse teaching, dean says
Universities embracing the new economy culture must beware the danger of technology's distracting from the importance of what is actually taught. The warning came from Howard Thomas, new dean of...
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Cardiff aims to add to tally of 15 spin-off successes
Stimulating technology transfer is a priority in Cardiff. The city's university and its sister institution, the University of Wales College of Medicine, have between them created 15 high-technology...
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Academics 'dismayed' by Glasgow exploitation
The culture clash between academic and commercialisation staff, rife in North America, has erupted at Glasgow University. Glasgow has aggressively boosted commercialisation in recent years. In July,...
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Centre set to boost help to college whizzkids
Strathclyde University yesterday unveiled its multimillion-pound Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde, writes Olga Wojtas. It aims to promote entrepreneurship among staff, students and...
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Making promises that only others can keep
Is US higher education heading for a lesson in the emptiness of campaign pledges? asks Martin Trow One important fact about the United States presidential campaign is that both candidates - and the...
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Bright initiatives made to please the chancellor
Last February in a speech at the University of Greenwich, education secretary David Blunkett caused a stir with two new policies: the e-university and the foundation degree. The speech came as Mr...