February 19, 2018
The Prime Minister has promised a review of the flawed university tuition loan system, but tertiary education leaders are left wondering how a financial black hole would be filled, Aban Contractor reports….
February 18, 2018
The influential Treasury Committee has told the Government it must cut interest rates, reintroduce maintenance grants and offer more help to part-time students, Aban Contractor reports. The push by government to hit…
January 7, 2018
Incentives to employers, colleges and their students to try and bridge the gap between the skills FE students achieve by the time they leave college and what government believes UK industry needs…
October 16, 2017
When it comes to annual turnover, universities have overtaken other large industries, including advertising and marketing, air and spacecraft manufacturing sectors, Aban Contractor reports. Universities in the United Kingdom generated more than…
October 2, 2017
A French revolution sees a new grouping of top universities prepare to take on the world, Aban Contractor reports from Paris. The discussions that followed Britain’s decision to leave the European Union…
July 3, 2017
A new culture and education permit is at the heart of a push to ensure greater cross-border collaboration after Brexit, it was revealed today. Part of a series of recommendations drawn up…
June 26, 2017
At the very highest levels, across the arts and sciences, and down the generations higher education institutions stand up for cultural exchange, writes Sir Ciaran Devane, chief executive of the British Council….
May 2, 2017
It is important to build the nation’s engineering talent pool, to be innovation leaders, not followers. Chief-Exec.com: Engineering plays a vital role in society. Do you think our leaders – political and…
April 25, 2017
An influential parliamentary committee will today warn Theresa May’s Government that it must offer university staff and students from the EU guaranteed futures in the UK if the sector is to survive…
March 31, 2017
Apprenticeship starts are the means to an end, not an end in themselves, a new report says as it calls on the government to place greater emphasis on outcomes such as secure…