The collapse of a number of private Australian vocational colleges over the past year is damaging the nation's image abroad, according to angry students, many of them Indian, who have been left high and dry with their visas at risk.
The human resource development (HRD) ministry may allow private players to set up universities instead of going through the "deemed to be university" route. The ministry will also push for firm regulations which would demand transparency and accountability of the players in the education sector.
Under fire over alleged corruption in granting deemed university status to private educational institutes, the ministry of human resource development (HRD), which oversees education, on Friday ordered that the fee committees of state governments fix and regulate fees charged by such institutions.
“With this new piece of law, public and private universities will now operate under common regulations, which is good for ensuring quality and standards,” said Prof Freida Brown, vice-chancellor of the United States International University – Africa.
Private providers of higher education have welcomed a North Gauteng High Court ruling that the Department of Higher Education could not stop a local company from assisting foreign universities in providing education in SA.
Law on Education is expected to take effect in Azerbaijan soon. Regardless of ownership, the higher schools will receive status of state, municipality and private institutions.
Exploding demand for higher education during the last decade, especially in developing countries, has been accompanied by extraordinary growth in private provision and rising tensions over the entry of foreign institutions into local markets.
Waldorf College, a financially struggling private institution in Iowa, is discussing a potential sale of its assets to a for-profit, online education company, The Des Moines Register reported.
The Delhi Declaration also acknowledges the role of private initiatives in meeting the rapidly growing need for higher education, particularly technical and professional courses. However, the participating nations were of the view that private institutions should be inclusive in their approach to access.
Higher education, however, remains a luxury for the majority of Indonesia’s younger generation. Universities, state and private, can accommodate only one third of more than 2 million senior high school graduates annually
In this context the committee has noted with concern the unregulated growth of the private sector in education, in particular private institutions that have acquired the status of deemed universities chiefly to gain degree-granting powers with a commercial and profit-making motive.
Compensation (pay plus benefits) has grown the fastest for leaders of research institutions, many of which are larger, richer, and more complex than other kinds of institutions.
Wake Forest University and Elon University have both been named among the 100 best values in private higher education institutions by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Wake Forest ranked 25th on the list of 50 private universities that combine economic value with exceptional education, while Elon ranked 28th on the same list.
Uganda's National Council for Higher Education has adopted stricter regulations for the registration of private institutions in an effort to ensure higher standards. It has warned that some private universities might be forced to close.
Private higher education institutions (PHEIs) are having mixed feelings about the push for the rating system for higher education institutions (Setara) programme, which will be made compulsory next year.
Mahama on Saturday urged owners of private tertiary institutions to maintain high standards, cautioning that government could withdraw their accreditation if found to be operating below standards.
PRESS statements by higher education minister Blade Nzimande confirm his eagerness to address issues in the public higher education arena. But what about the private education sector?