Findings of a nationwide survey of campus facilities, now in its second year, show that private colleges and universities typically have far more usable space per student than their public...
A watchdog official at the U.S. Education Department last week urged lawmakers to "go slowly" on proposed legislation that would relax some rules that for-profit colleges must follow to participate in federal student-aid programs.
Investors poured more than $161-million into private companies that run colleges for a profit and into other businesses in the higher-education industry in 2004, an amount that was nearly double...
The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with the Afghan Government and other private donors to establish the private American University of Afghanistan set to open in 2006. Targeting 1,100 undergraduates from Afghanistan and neighboring countries, the university will offer programs in management, liberal arts, and communications, all taught in English. Additionally, President Karzai has emphasized that educational development is crucial to national development.
An annual nationwide survey of campus facilities, now in its second year, shows that private colleges and universities typically have far more usable space per student than their public counterpart
The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has cautioned private institutions of higher learning against charging students exaggerated amounts of money.
The emergence of Nigerian private universities is seen as an attempt for marketization. There are concerns over the quality of such universities, their lecturers and students. Rarely producing research, private university owners are charged with being interested only in profit, targeting admissions with high tuition and fees.