Right cools to left's reforms
The minister responsible for European Union policy in Italy's new conservative government has attacked the radical reforms of the university system initiated by its centre-left predecessors. The...
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Neo-Nazi influence alarms minister
Rightwing extremists are trying to gain influence in German universities by infiltrating traditional student fraternities, Bavarian interior minister Guenther Beckstein has warned. He said...
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Czechs weigh up loans option
University tuition fees and student loans could be introduced in the Czech Republic by next year if controversial plans to overhaul higher education funding get the go-ahead. Sociologist Petr Matejuk...
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Vietnam eyes up overseas potential
Education chiefs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, plan to almost double the number of postgraduates working in the city by 2005. The city's department of science, technology and environment this month...
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Republicans get their claws into curriculum
Core curriculums in the United States are being pushed by conservative advocacy groups that have won places on the once-docile boards that govern universities. At a meeting in Albany, New York,...
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High-tech Namibia thrives under Ford's care
The Ford Foundation is increasing its financial support for a distance-learning project designed to help a remote part of northern Namibia that is trying to recover from the ravages of the former...
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Access sold to donors
A decision by South Korea's Yonsei University to admit students in return for donations has caused controversy in a higher education system that prides itself on egalitarian ideals. The prestigious...
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Sales software left unused
Companies that throw technology at salespeople to try to increase sales and profits often waste their money, a study has shown. Although £17 billion a year is spent on sales force automation and...
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EU stumps up £4.5m for e-learning ideas
The European Commission has called for research proposals to further e-learning, and the European Union has made €7.5 million (£4.5 million) available for them. This relatively small amount of money...
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Memory aids for dementia
A psychologist at the University of Abertay, Dundee, is investigating the prospect of harnessing computer technology to help dementia sufferers and their carers to communicate better. Arelen Astell...
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Hedgehog's spine work wins creator dream job
An animated hedgehog has won Dundee University student Mark Tennant a dream job as animator for computer games company DMA Design. Mr Tennant, aged 21, has been studying animation and electronic...
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A nest for Southwestern fledglings
Bristol and Bath universities are joining forces to create an innovation centre nurturing technology start-up businesses. The Academic Innovation Centre will help spin-offs and work to attract...
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Higher education appointments
University of Leicester Paul Poplawski , formerly senior lecturer in English and director of MA in Creative Writing at Trinity College Carmarthen, has been appointed director of studies at the...
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Higher education awards
Association of Colleges Edexcel Outstanding Lecturer Award for 2001 has been awarded to Marilyn Tatarkowski , a lecturer at Croydon College. Ms Tatarkowski, a lecturer at Croydon College, has taught...
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Taylor is new Bradford v-c Christopher Taylor, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, will become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Bradford on October 1. Professor Taylor, a...