AMERICAN, UK, Universities, Colleges, Aug 31, 2011

Instruction to UK univs on Muslims kicks up row Times of India The national union of students asked universities not to inform police about students without a warrant. A union representing universities and collegesmaintained that they have made it clear that they do not wish to police their students or engage in ... See all stories on this topic »

UAE students' exodus for higher studies gulfnews.com "Closure of universities does tend to affect confidence. There are good colleges here, but how many are they?" said Sanjeev Verma, Director of educational consultancy Intelligent Partners, that places 350-500 students in overseas colleges every year. ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Graphene 'could help boost broadband internet speeds' BBC News By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News Graphene, the strongest material on Earth, could help boost broadband internet speed, say UK researchers. Scientists from Manchester and Cambridge universities, have found a way to improve its ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Live chat: Responding to the university places challenge The Guardian (blog) Bearing these factors in mind, how can universities ensure that they are prepared for any eventuality? And how can they guard against a fall in the quality of the student experience or in their teaching and research activities? On Friday 2 September, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

UK announces £6.5m boost for renewable energy engineering NewNet The UK is to invest £6.5m in a bid to deliver engineering expertise in renewable energy. UK Business Secretary Vince Cable announced the programme which will see universities and industry provide training for up to 50 of the best engineering students ... See all stories on this topic » NewNet

Ford And Zipcar Partner On Car-Sharing Program For Universities TechCrunch The new, two-year alliance will reach students at over 250 university campuses here in the US Ford will start shipping its vehicles, primarily the 2012 Ford Focus and Ford Escape, to colleges starting this week. Zipcar says that it will add 650 Ford ... See all stories on this topic »

Rotterdam University, University of Applied Sciences The Independent Vital statistics: Rotterdam University is one of the major universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. The university is divided into 11 schools, offering more than 90 graduate and undergraduate programmes in seven fields: arts, business, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Global Search for Education: What Do We Value Most? Huffington Post (blog) He has received honorary degrees from 26 colleges and universities. In 2005 and 2008, he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. The author of 25 books translated into ... See all stories on this topic »

UK criticized for action against student paper Houston Chronicle "This is a level of abuse of free speech not tolerated at universities in other states and is particularly abhorrent at a taxpayer-owned institution," APME President Hollis Towns said in the letter. "We urge you to restore the access of The Kentucky... See all stories on this topic »

Students campaign against £9000 fee for university Herald Scotland The move comes as the institution considers what level of charges to impose on students from the rest of the UK. As one of Scotland's most prestigiousuniversities, Edinburgh is expected to charge the maximum fee possible to students from England, ... See all stories on this topic »

Questions about going to Canadian or US Universities? - Yahoo! UK ... 2 days ago ... "Questions about going to Canadian or US Universities? ... UK & Ireland Answers . ... 4) ive read somewhere about colleges in the US (and graduatecolleges) ... uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...

Stricter Visa Rules in U.K. Put Some Colleges in Bind - NYTimes.com Universities also stand to lose £170 million from tuition fees, while the UK Border... to protect legitimate students from being exploited by poor quality colleges.” ... www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/world/.../29iht-educside29.htm...

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