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Greek protesters throw firebombs to protest introduction of private universities

Protesters hurled gasoline bombs and firecrackers at police outside Greece’s parliament Friday after thousands attended a demonstration against government plans to introduce privately run universities. Police charged the violent demonstrators and fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. Several people were hurt and received first aid from volunteer medics who reached parliament by motorcycle. Friday’s

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Searca, international universities address food security, climate change

THE Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) collaborated with international universities for the European Commission Erasmus+ Capacity Building on Postgraduate Micro-Credentials for Food Security and Climate Change. Searca Director Glenn Gregorio called the project a concrete example of education’s evolving landscape as the world enters an era

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Dutch universities plan to limit amount of international students

The country is a very popular study destination for foreigners, with numbers tripling in the last decade. ADVERTISEMENT Fourteen Dutch universities are working on a programme to significantly reduce the number of foreign students in order to favour locals. Many universities work nearly exclusively in English, with their focus on the international labour market.  The

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Greek students protest government plan for private universities

Student unions believe the move will devalue degrees from Greece’s public universities ADVERTISEMENT Police clashed with students who rallied in Athens on Thursday against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second term last year, is expected

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ugc: UGC warns edtech companies offering degree courses online in association with foreign universities

The UGC has warned edtech companies and colleges offering degrees in collaborative arrangements with foreign universities not recognised by it, according to officials. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also reiterated that none of these degrees will be valid and cautioned students against taking admission in such courses. “It has been observed that many Higher

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WSJ Opinion: Anti-Semitism Erupts Across U.S. Universities

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US universities lose millions as donors pull funding over Hamas stance

Donors are withdrawing millions of dollars in planned funding to punish US universities for their responses to Hamas’s attack on Israel, in a stand-off over free speech, higher education funding and academic leaders’ public responsibilities. Billionaire benefactors including Apollo Global Management’s Marc Rowan and Limited Brands founder Leslie Wexner have called for stronger condemnation of

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