Education
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197 articles
BSmart’s Brand Canvas 2026 Crowns VIT Team as Winners in National Ad Film Contest
Team Power Rangers from VIT Business School won the inaugural Brand Canvas ad contest with a UTI Mutual Fund film, while...
Unions Sue to Block Trump's Student Loan Caps, Citing Public Service Staffing Crisis
A coalition of public sector unions has sued the Education Department over its $100,000 lifetime graduate borrowing cap ...
Bentley University Reimagines Tech as a 'Learning Partner', Not Just a Tool
A lecturer and student from Bentley's CIS Sandbox argue that edtech is shifting from information delivery to interactive...
Why Assigning Research Pseudonyms Is More Complex Than It Looks
Two researchers describe how a routine step in qualitative research exposed tough questions about identity, power and re...
Inside the University of Chester’s assessment design that teaches students responsible AI use
Two academics detail how a task-based assignment for engineering management students sets clear AI boundaries, preservin...
High Court Rules Weekend-Only Students Are Distance Learners, Upholding Maintenance Loan Cuts
A High Court judge has backed the government’s classification of weekend-only courses as distance learning, meaning 22,0...
Singapore Graduate Employment Figures 'Not the Be-All and End-All', Experts Say
While three in four public-university graduates find full-time work, experts caution that such narrow metrics conceal un...
20% Drop in International Fees Would Double Australian University Deficits
A moderate decline in overseas student revenue would push 23 of Australia's public universities into the red, threatenin...
Germany’s New Minimum-Length Research Contracts Offer Temporary Relief, Not Systemic Change
New rules granting PhDs at least 3-year first contracts and postdocs 2 years address immediate funding shortfalls, but e...
School Districts Put Writing Instruction Back on the Agenda, Creating Ripples for Ed Tech and Publishing
After years of leaning heavily on reading, US school districts are beginning to invest in dedicated writing curricula, a...
International Education Partners Pivot from Off-the-Shelf to Co-Created Programmes
Sending organisations now demand bespoke learning experiences aligned with workforce and institutional goals, not one-si...
The 'Big 5' Framework: Why the First School Days Set the Entire Year
An educator's five-day blueprint for building trust and routines in the classroom arrives as schools face rising behavio...
U. Michigan’s Freshmen Pass/Fail Pilot Fuels Heated Debate on Grading Reform
Starting fall 2027, Michigan’s LSA college will shield first‑semester grades behind a pass/no credit shield — sparking a...
How a 1999 Neuroscience Book Sparked Design Thinking and Reshaped Business Innovation
Antonio Damasio’s 'The Feeling of What Happens' catalyzed a cross-disciplinary movement that gave rise to design thinkin...
NASA Opens STEM Opportunities for Students as New School Year Begins
NASA is rolling out internships, student challenges, virtual events, and citizen science projects for the 2026-2027 scho...
German Teacher Shortage Deepens: Up to 10-Year Sick Leaves, 27,000 Vacancies, and a Looming Retirement Wave
Germany’s schools face a structural staffing crisis as long-term illness absences, a retiring teacher generation, and ri...
Colleges Expand Student Support Initiatives: Housing, Wellness, and Financial Perks
From Texas State's housing guidance to Florida State's Greek life career push, universities are rolling out new programs...
France's 'All in the Equation' Series Puts Women in STEM Centre Stage
The French Education Ministry’s new series profiles female mathematicians, engineers and researchers to break stereotype...
Australia's University Funding Overhaul Faces Backlash Over Caps and Ministerial Overreach
Submissions to a Senate inquiry reveal broad unease: a bill promising 200,000 extra student places is seen as a vehicle ...
EU Membership Won't Quickly Fix Montenegro's University Research Gaps, Experts Say
While EU accession promises new funding and mobility, limited administrative and research capacity holds back Montenegro...
Small UK Higher Education Providers Face Systemic Barriers to Industry Links, Report Finds
A new report from Independent Higher Education warns that slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and in...
From Art Criticism to Content Marketing: How a Bank of Georgia Scholarship Bridged Two Worlds
Luka Bestavashvili used a Bank of Georgia scholarship to study Content Marketing while pursuing art criticism, demonstra...
Denmark Mandates Oral Defense and AI Blocks to Stop High School Cheating
Three emergency measures are taking effect immediately in Danish upper secondary schools, requiring oral defense of writ...
Report: Australia's Part-Time Majority a Policy Blind Spot as Universities Cling to Full-Time Norms
Part-time students now dominate many Australian classrooms, yet policies from scholarships to special consideration rema...
Imperial College Leans on Student Inventions and Beef Ban to Reach Net Zero
Imperial College London has banned beef, adopted seaweed packaging from alumni start-up Notpla, and committed £79.8m to ...
Slovakia's Bublina Magazine, a Decade of Quality Kids' Content, Turns to Public for Survival
After 10 years, 37 issues and a devoted community, the independent children's magazine is fighting to keep publishing as...
Researchers Propose 'One Body, Four Wings' Digital Model to Overhaul Entrepreneurship Education in China's Local Universities
A new research paper outlines a digitally native framework designed to fix fragmented curricula, passive teaching, and w...
Bloomsbury Institute Loses International Student Sponsor Licence After Compliance Breaches
The Home Office revoked Bloomsbury Institute’s licence after it failed key metrics in the Basic Compliance Assessment, a...
US Schools Ramp Up AI Policies, but the Destination for Students Remains Unclear
Thirty-four states have issued AI guidance, yet a fundamental question is being skipped: what skills will keep students ...
Academic Smugness Is Fueling Higher Ed's Crisis of Trust, Argues Andrew Delbanco
In a wide-ranging interview, the Columbia professor and National Humanities Medalist discusses the roots of academia's r...