Copyright battles break out in North America
Canadian universities in row over licensing fees as US awaits fair-use ruling. Jon Marcus reports
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North America’s native languages get higher education boost
Institutions in the US and Canada are helping preserve indigenous languages before they die out
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United StatesBrainless brain treatmentA US university hospital has been criticised by federal regulators over severe deficiencies in the patient care offered to those undergoing experimental surgery...
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Do more to embrace the wide world, Nafsa urges North American institutions
The prospects for expanding international higher education opportunities in North America “may seem pretty grim”, but there has never been a more important time to promote them – “for our society and...
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CanadaFrowns greet fall of CivilizationThe Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has criticised a government decision to rebrand the Canadian Museum of Civilization and change its...
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North Korean university seeks US help
University founded by Christian evangelicals sends delegation to US hoping for assistance
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SwedenOverseas students go AWOLForeign students at Swedish universities are committing widespread visa fraud by not attending classes, a report suggests. The Swedish Migration Board, which conducted...
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United StatesSenators' list of shamFour US senators have united to call for a crackdown on "sham universities", which they say are helping foreign nationals to gain illegal entry to the country. The...
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United StatesMcCain backs for-profitsFormer US presidential candidate John McCain has backed for-profit institutions in an increasingly bitter Washington battle. During a Senate hearing on for-...
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University offers discount on fees for up-front payments The Government's pledge to ensure fair access to universities for students from low-income families in the new world of top-up fees was...
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Universities to collect students’ visa fees Companies and universities are to be asked to take responsibility for collecting the visa fees of their migrant staff and overseas students in an overhaul...
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Geldof and Brown win honours for campaign Bob Geldof and Gordon Brown congratulated each other yesterday as they were awarded honorary doctorates. The pair were chosen for the awards from Newcastle...
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Hawking to divorce wife after 11 years' marriage Stephen Hawking is to divorce for a second time, it was reported yesterday. Lawyers have lodged divorce papers at Cambridge County Court to end his 11...
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Britain and America dominate list of best universities Cambridge and Oxford now rank among the top three universities in the world, second only to Harvard in the US, according to the latest global...
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Alarm as students achieve record top degrees Two out of three university students graduated with a top degree last year, according to figures certain to raise fresh concerns that standards are in...