3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) By Bhabani Shankar Nayak Whatever little idealism remains within universities today is further destroyed by unqualified and underqualified, compliant managers who have nothing to do with teaching and learning. Yet they manage universities and provide leadership to higher education—only…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (601+ words) Thailand is drawing up a teacher-debt reform plan aimed at reducing monthly repayments and preventing further borrowing, with officials reporting that some teachers have less than 30% of their salaries left for everyday living expenses. Capt Phatdarasmi Thongsaluaykorn, deputy government spokesperson,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (166+ words) Thousands of university and TVET students who missed Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) funding during an academic year have been put on notice: waiting until after graduation to claim the money may not work. HELB said its funds are intended…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1095+ words) Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli's team show Scotland's university sector is £200 million short of what it needs to maintain its current size and shape (“Muscatelli: Universities have 'run out of runway' on funding”, The Herald, August 29). Worse still, universities continue peddling…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) The Times of India Patna: Rejecting reports of a cut in education loans under the Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday clarified that students would continue to be eligible for financial assistance of up to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) Delinquency rates among student loan borrowers dipped last quarter relative to a year prior, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 7.8 percent of student loan borrowers missed at least three monthly payments in…...