Universities Australia Pressures Gov’t for Higher Education Funding
The peak body that represents the higher education sector in Australia says that the issue surrounding future funding for universities needs to be addressed before the federal election this year, adding that no other industry would put up with the uncertainty and absence of policy that universities have had to endure. The chair of Universities Australia is expected […]
Student’s Suicide Sparks Protests at Indian Universities
The suicide of a 26-year-old doctoral researcher at Hyderabad Central University this last week was followed by massive protests over the continuing caste stratification in Indian society. Thousands of students boycotted their lectures and held a sit-in in the university, demanding the resignation of the University’s vice chancellor. The demonstrators received intensive support from students from […]