El rector de la Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Enrique Arnau, cuestionó el Warmi Huasi Yachana, centro universitario fundado recientemente en Abra Pampa, al sostener que la nueva institución no está autorizada por el CEPRES NOA (Consejos de Planificación Regional de la Educación Superior).
While a handful of elite private institutions -- mostly liberal arts colleges -- with no shortage of demand and strong financial positions recently made headlines by announcing tuition freezes or increases close to or at inflation for the 2012-13 academic year, some of the most selective private universities are increasing their sticker price by almost 5 percent, which for many is the largest increase since the 2008 recession began.
Many for-profit colleges also still enroll students without diplomas, and the new regulation has caused concern, said Steve Gunderson, president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities.
En el marco de la reunión que realiza la Confech en La Serena, el presidente de la FECh, Gabriel Boric, informó que se aprobó el ingreso de las universidades privadas B. O´Higgins, De Las Américas (Concepción) y Viña del Mar.
Cada vez más estudiantes de instituciones de educación superior privadas ubicadas en estados del norte del país solicitan su permuta a planteles de la capital o de entidades del centro, a causa de la violencia provocada por el crimen organizado.
“Queremos tener una posición respecto a la educación superior, por lo menos a tener el derecho básico de decir si o no”, afirma el presidente de la federación de estudiantes de la Universidad Bernardo O’higgins (Feubo) Gary Pasten, quien ya confirmó –al consultar a sus bases- el ingreso a la Confech.
Durante las administraciones panistas, el porcentaje de la matrícula de licenciatura atendida por instituciones privadas creció 26 puntos porcentuales. En contraste, las universidades públicas, estatales y federales sólo aumentaron 19.3 por ciento su capacidad de atención de nuevos alumnos.
Dirigentes de la Federación de Colegios de Abogados definen acciones para evitar una “mercantilización” de la carrera. Informarán a la Coneau y al Ministerio de Educación de la Nación sobre la situación que se registra en Corrientes, al igual que en el resto del país.
Laureate Education Inc, a for-profit higher education provider that boasts former U.S. President Bill Clinton as honorary chancellor, is planning to launch an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
It's also because the newly expanded Post 9/11 G.I. Bill will pay colleges of all types around $9 billion this year to educate nearly 600,000 veterans, and virtually every school wants to expand its slice of that pie.
Higher education reform in India, including proposed bills to allow in foreign universities, has hit another snag after the party leading central government performed below expectations in elections in three out of five states – reducing its room for manoeuvre in pushing key bills through parliament.
Several private universities have opposed some of the higher education bills, making it even more difficult for the government to gain support in parliament.
The school is one of 24 privately owned universities that have received a failing grade from the Ecuadorean government, meaning that if they do not make major improvements they will be closed. Two government-run schools also received failing grades and may be shut down.