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Topic: higher education

Kent and Greenwich unite to form UK’s first ‘super-university’. What changes

The move occurs against a backdrop of deepening financial strain across English higher education. 24 universities are at risk of becoming insolvent and shutting shop by the end of this year.

Why foreign universities alone won’t fix India’s higher education crisis

The regulatory framework that oversees the HEIs has such a large labyrinth of rules and regulations that institutions often have to work overtime to cope with the procedures.

Why did China just junk 12,000 degree courses? They were ‘obsolete’

Universities have been prompted to end some courses due to a rise in the number of graduates and low employment opportunities.

Govt should respect the autonomy of higher education institutes: GD Parikh

With time, growing numbers and the resultant overcrowding in institutions, or issues like that of the medium of instruction, may be expected, wrote GD Parikh in 1953.

UNESCO flags cracks in India’s reservation system as legal challenges mount; cites 30% vacant posts

The global higher education report flags pressure on India’s caste-based reservation system, highlights persistent faculty shortages in reserved posts, and points to uneven funding.

IIMs are getting richer from executive courses. Indians want to upskill quickly

In a job market where employees can be let go in minutes and AI-driven automation is reshaping roles every year, mid-career professionals are responding by committing to continuous learning.

They teach what textbooks can’t: Rise of professors of practice in India & why universities want them

From boardrooms to lecture halls, experienced professionals are closing the industry-academia gap. Their appointments are for fixed terms, and don't affect regular recruitment.

How Chandigarh University climbed to the top rank — pressure & placements

Rankings, record placements, and rigid rules define Chandigarh University’s rapid ascent to India's top ranked private university.

Jammu and Kashmir offers a model for NEP-led success. It’s called ‘Design Your Degree’

The contributions of Indian universities to the knowledge economy remain insufficient, especially when compared to institutions abroad like MIT and Imperial College.

Recognition, funding, autonomy. Educationists divided over single higher education regulator Bill

Vikshit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill proposes setting up an overarching higher education commission along with 3 councils for regulation, accreditation & standards of universities.

On Camera

Tukaram Mundhe shows food is a big issue in India. Just not in the way BJP thought it was

Does it really harm anyone if a man in Kolkata enjoys his beef biryani? Of course not. But it does harm us when we eat dangerously unsafe food.

NITI Aayog wants India to reimagine skilling, pitches ‘skills not degree’, training from Class 6

Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman