Turkey shoots for lower UK fees
AMID Turkish anger at being rebuffed by the European Union, the country's university authority, YOK, is negotiating with United Kingdom universities to cut fees for Turkish students. Kemal Guruz, YOK...
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Turkey's military call for legal restrictions to halt studying in Islamic countries
Turkey's military this week called for legal restrictions to halt Turkish students studying in Islamic countries. The demand follows YOK's decision late last year to stop recognising degrees awarded...
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UFI to get few public funds
The government will fund less than half of the start-up costs of its flagship University for Industry, ministers confirmed this week. And question marks remain over its long-term funding. Launching...
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University titles get review
The Quality Assurance Agency will look into unconventional uses of the title "university" by the University for Industry and British Aerospace's "virtual university" as part of a review for the...
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American University of Beirut college hall
(Photograph) - Open door: A student at the American University of Beirut stands against the backdrop of the college hall, bombed in 1991 and being rebuilt, which is due to open in June. Photograph:...
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Lecturers lay down the law
North America A rising number of United States college professors are using their course syllabi to lay down codes of conduct for students, who they say are becoming increasingly unruly. Along with...
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Union calls off boycott
North America Canada's academic trade union has called off an international boycott of the Technical University of British Columbia. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it is...
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Academics join forces to grill public
ACADEMIC work groups have been set up to frame a series of questions for thousands of ordinary Britons participating in the country's social research programmes. More than 80 users of the 1946, 1958...
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First Impressions
This week's First Impressions, the competition in which youhave to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from a history of 16th-century France which one can now watch and sing: "A good...
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Dictatorship of the technocrat
The One Best Way
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Repackaging old stock
Economics for Business and Management
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The business of bliss
The Hungry Spirit
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Training for life
Towards a Competent Workforce
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Office comportment
The Psychology of Behaviour at Work
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Beauty is in the eye of the teddy owner
Behind the Picture