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Guest Post: Should the government reintroduce interest on Student Loans? (Mike Woods)

In: Funding|Policy

10 Aug 2011

New Zealand is somewhat exceptional in charging no interest at all on student loans when a student completes their studies.  Theory would suggest that having a low or… Read Full Story.

Weekend Reading 27/5

In: ITPs|Policy|Teaching & Learning|Tertiary Education|Universities

27 May 2011

Every once in a while I go through all those links I’ve saved because they don’t fit the daily news post format, but I still meant to write… Read Full Story.

Every Library Needs Cranes

In: Facilities & Equipment|Tertiary Education|Universities

20 May 2011

Budget, smudget – it’s Friday afternoon and I have a video of the coolest library you have ever seen (especially if you like cranes and glass domes). In a great example of what you… Read Full Story.

Manage by Rankings (Simulation Software)

In: Tertiary Education|Universities

26 Nov 2010

I really enjoyed a THE story from a few weeks back on Taiwanese software that enables universities to model the effects of different policies on international university rankings. While I admire the entrepreneurship involved, I suspect… Read Full Story.

Drinking While Studying Abroad

In: Students|Tertiary Education|Universities

13 Oct 2010

177 students from the University of Washington drank more while on a study abroad trip than they had at their home university (from four to eight drinks a… Read Full Story.

Education League Tables

In: Policy|Statistics & Analysis

23 Aug 2010

If you have some time today, check out this post by David Farrar over at Kiwiblog. He has picked up on a US blog post on an LA… Read Full Story.

Dodgy Recruiting in the USA

In: Policy|Tertiary Education

12 Aug 2010

Yesterday I did a post on some new graduate outcome measures in the USA, and today I’m sharing one of the reasons for the tougher approach. Last week, the… Read Full Story.

Tough Outcomes Measures in USA

In: Policy|Tertiary Education

11 Aug 2010

The US for-profit higher education industry has been growing very rapidly in recent years and has probably enrolled quite a few people who ended up with little more… Read Full Story.

Dirty Tricks in US For-Profit Education

In: Tertiary Education

16 Jul 2010

Some of my left of centre readers will assume that for-profit educators have been involved in the dirty tricks, but it’s a bit more complex. Sure, there are arguments… Read Full Story.

International News 12/7

In: Policy

12 Jul 2010

Every once in a while I have too many interesting stories from overseas sitting in my bookmarks, so it’s time to share. English UK, a body representing English… Read Full Story.


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