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More than a quarter of Americans aged over 25 have degrees, compared with 21.3 per cent a decade ago, and only 4.6 per cent in 1940, according to figures released by the United States Census Bureau....
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Elite study offered to poor
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is to set aside a quota of places on prestigious first-degree courses, including medicine, law and psychology, for students from low socioeconomic groups. The...
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Germans fight Anglo invasion
The rector of Munich University has been named Sprachpanscher (language violator) of the year by an organisation that campaigns to protect the German language for proposing to change the university's...
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Jospin spokesman added to Socialist 'corruption' list
The official spokesman for prime minister Lionel Jospin is the latest Socialist Party member to face unwelcome attention during investigations into fraud and corruption at France's former largest...
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Brain drain blamed on student loans
New Zealand's student loan system is driving graduates overseas, with the number of borrowers leaving the country almost doubling in just one year. The exodus is causing difficulties in collecting...
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People skills are checked by test
Australian students could soon be taking a general skills test both after enrolment and before graduation. The Graduate Skills Assessment test will help monitor student progress, provide additional...
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Protests lead to merger
Santiago's Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE) is to merge back with the University of Chile, Chilean education minister Mariana Aylwin has announced. The Chilean parliament is...
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Soldiers need degree for promotion
Officers in Kenya's armed forces face new rules that peg their promotion to possession of a degree in military science. Daudi Tonje, chief of the general staff, expects the rules to improve the...
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Distance-learning plan stalled
The relationship has cooled between Universitas 21 and Worldwide Learning, the News Corporation company with which U21 intended to establish a joint-venture company offering distance-learning courses...
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3-D camera to reveal sea life
A new camera that captures 3-D images for display as holograms was unveiled on Monday at the University of Loughborough. The Holocam will benefit marine biologists, divers surveying damage to sub-sea...
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Cardean wins degree powers
Few distance-learning operations can boast partners as illustrious as Columbia and Stanford universities and the London School of Economics. Cardean University can, but then, it is not a typical...
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Writing prize
Web authors have the chance to win Pounds 1,000 in a new-media writing competition organised by the Nottingham University-based group trAce and net publishing network Alt-X. Part of the challenge is...
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Sources of research funding
Each week this section lists funds available to academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk LEVERHULME TRUST www.leverhulme.org.uk Emeritus Fellowships...
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MADdm fun
Students on Coventry University's MA design and digital media course are showing their projects at the "MADdm degree show" from tomorrow. The projects include screen-based work, projections and...
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Smart learning
Design solutions company Macromedia has announced the first winners of its eLearning Innovation Award, which recognises authors of outstanding instructional content. Smart Force was selected as the...