Pennsylvania state Universities unite to cut cost United States Universities

Penn State Universities unite to raise $300M

Plan to have state universities in Pennsylvania consolidated are underway. The suggested plan would see research and development, information technology and services such as online studies integrated for 14 universities participating in the plan. Pennsylvania state universities are working together to ensure that there is more consolidation in how they run their affairs. They also […]

Employer-paid college a 129% ROI, beneficial? Opportunities United States

Employer-paid college plan triumphs; 129percent ROI

Employer-paid college, a new educational assistance plan, provides enormous benefits, including an increase of 129% in ROI, 34% retention rates, and 10% promotions from providing college funds for employees. There has been educational assistance for employees, but this new plan presents more benefits both for the employee and the employer.  In the United States, over […]

College Affordability Act CDR percentages gets a cumulative 17 years  Law and Courts United States

College Affordability Act monitors CDR, 30percent cut off

College Affordability Act (CAA) improves college accountability by monitoring colleges exceeding Cohort Default Rate of 20% for three years, 15% for six years, and 10% for eight consecutive years, respectively. Also, the CAA would exclude borrowers who have been in forbearance for 18 months or more from the CDR calculation. The College Affordability Act (CAA) […]

Chinese students Industry United States

Chinese students enrollments fall in US universities, 2 years data

Chinese students in American colleges and universities are continuously decreasing in numbers. Previously, the number of Chinese students in these institutions more than quadrupled in the last ten years. This trend is, however, diminishing, and this has forced some American colleges to retract their strategies as they substantially depended on Chinese students for their growth.  […]

Bio-bricks synthesized from agro-waste by IIT-KIIT India Innovation

Bio-bricks synthesized from agro-waste by IIT-KIIT

In a recent development by the joint collaboration of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) School of Architecture, Bhubhaneshwar, researchers have synthesized new ‘bio-bricks’ which are made of bio-degradable agriculture left-over and waste. This would include haystacks, wheat straws, animal dungs, and bagasse. As per the reports, […]

Online courses in India strangled by UGC despite ban-lift in 2018 E-Learning India

Online courses in India strangled by UGC despite ban-lift in 2018

When the Modi government came into power, in 2015, it abolished the online education system in the country. Gradually, as India progressed under the ‘Digital India’ campaign, online education has now been reinstated in 2018. University Grants Commission (UGC) has authorized universities to start providing degrees based on online courses. However, stringent and difficult conditions […]

SNP education policy detrimental to poor kids Europe Students

SNP education policy hurts poor kids, 92+percent teachers agree

SNP (Scotland National Party) education policy that is currently being implemented is found to be causing more damage to students from poor backgrounds. Only about a quarter of teachers believe it has helped poor students and 92.4 percent of teachers believe that cutting of council education funding adversely affected students from poor backgrounds. Scotland National […]

Dubai's premier school Europe Schools

Dubai's premier school triples enrollment for 2019

Dubai’s premier school, the North London Collegiate School boasts its tripled pupil count for 2019. Dubai’s premier school offers enrollment discounts The most expensive school in Dubai, The North London Collegiate School has opened its doors to the public by offering huge discounts on enrollment for 2019. Around 20 percent has been saved for parents […]