Students miss UK’s top universities at education fair

Several UK universities sent down their representatives for the study fair, but the Pakistani students missed those in the top league.More than 30 universities, including the University of Warwick, University of Glasgow, School of Oriental and African Studies and Queen Mary, set up their booths at the UK study fair held at Sheraton Hotel on [...] Read more »

UK masters degree to be valid in India soon

A Master’s degree from the UK – which thousands of Indian studentsaspire for every year – is not recognised in India. As a result, candidates holding such degrees are ineligible for higher studies such as an M.Phil or Ph.D. But this is set to change. TheMinistry of Human Resource Development (HRD), with the help of the University [...] Read more »

UAE among top 20 countries that have students studying in UK, enrolments expected to grow 45% until 2020

MENAFN Press) The 13th edition of the annual Education UK Exhibition “EDUKEX 2012″, organised by the British Council, concluded in Dubai with a message that UK remains the top higher education destination for UAE-domiciled students, despite the variety of higher education options available locally and internationally. The show organizers said that tuition fees have remained [...] Read more »

Does Education Pay Off in Norway?

Former WorldSkills Team competitor and top confectionery chef Will Torrent helps people have a go at a new skill at the launch of the ‘new era for Apprenticeships’ campaign. Developed as a world class economic and social system, Norway presents a unique and exemplary national case. Sustaining this level of development depends on the country’s [...] Read more »

The decline, fall and rebirth of IT education

Cultivating a strong tech economy is essential to the UK’s future prosperity. But as the country’s technology and engineering sector continues to face a massive shortfall of skilled workers, has the IT undergraduate degree simply had its day? Computing undergraduate courses are experiencing an alarming decline, according to research published in February. Overall, the number [...] Read more »

More science students head for Germany

With increasing numbers of programmes of higher learning being taught in English, Germany has emerged as one of the most favoured destinations for Indian students. German institutes of higher learning are now offering more than 1,000 international degree programmes in the English and this has appealed to the Indian students who are making a beeline [...] Read more »