Visa fraudsters target colleges
Colleges are havens for illegal immigrants and are being targeted by "human smugglers" who provide forged documents to enrol bogus overseas students, British diplomats have warned. The "very worrying...
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The lure of work and study
Universities are set to exploit relaxed work rules for foreign students when recruiting. To meet competition from the United States and Australia, the government has promised to streamline visa and...
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Student support inquiry goes ahead
The Scottish Parliament is expected to ratify proposals for the committee of inquiry into student support a week today just before its two-month summer recess. The committee, set to have its first...
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Employers approve traineeships
National Traineeships, which replaced the failed Youth Training programme two years ago, are meeting the needs of a large number of employers, according to a new survey. It found that 89 per cent of...
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SNP deputy leader chairs key committee
Tangible evidence of Scotland's new politics has emerged with John Swinney, deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, chairing the powerful enterprise and lifelong learning committee, rather than...
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College found to be 'in poor health'
East Devon College has joined the growing list of colleges deemed by inspectors to have "unsatisfactory" management, governance and quality assurance. Inspectors from the Further Education Funding...
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Learning benefits from Investors In People
Investors in People UK, the business training standard set up in 1993, is playing an important role in supporting the government's National Learning Targets, according to a new review of its...
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Link strengthens Jewish studies
The University of London has completed a reorganisation that will create one of the strongest centres of Jewish study in Europe. The London School of Jewish Studies has completed an association...
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G8 members commit to lifelong learning
Leaders of the world's industrial nations have signed a charter outlining their common goals on lifelong learning. G8 members signed the charter at their recent summit in Germany. It says that...
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Internet publishing to benefit biosciences
One of the biggest ventures so far in online scholarly publishing has just been launched by an international grouping of university libraries and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS...
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Activists produce guide to sit-in demos
Students from five London colleges are joining forces to produce a "Rough Guide to Occupation", giving activists in higher education institutions tips on staging sit-ins. The guide, produced by...
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Anything but live with Mum
Most students would rather hold down a part-time job than live at home, according to a survey by the Institute of Employment Studies. Tony Higgins, UCAS chief executive, predicted a split with...
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Medical schools win go-ahead
Three new joint medical schools were given the nod by funding chiefs this week. The programmes (Durham with Newcastle, Keele with Manchester, and Warwick with Leicester universities) are part of an...
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Councils wasting 25% of funding
Research councils are wasting up to a quarter of the money they spend on equipment, according to the public spending watchdog. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council could save Pounds...
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V-cs split over CVCP peerage
Vice-chancellors are divided over whether Diana Warwick, chief executive of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals, should quit her job because she has accepted a life peerage and the...