La carrera emprendida por tres universidades privadas para implantarse en Málaga tiene por el momento un claro ganador: la Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM). Frente a las todavía intenciones de la Católica de Murcia y la Loyola Andalucía para abrir campus en la capital, la UEM ya tiene avanzados los trámites para ello ante la Junta de Andalucía hasta el punto de que, según pudo conocer este periódico, ya se han resuelto los reparos que inicialmente puso la Administración regional al proyecto presentado para abrir en Málaga la que sería la Universidad Europea de Andalucía.
Una sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional obliga a las universidades católicas a dotarse de una ley de creación que deberá ser aprobada por los parlamentos autonómicos. Hasta ahora, bastaba con la autorización de la Conferencia Episcopal para levantar un nuevo campus, pero la sentencia del alto tribunal equipara el proceso con el que ha de pasar cualquier universidad privada.
Autoridades de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), cuestionaron ayer que seis universidades públicas se hayan unido a las asociaciones de universidades privadas y eso lo consideraron contradictorio.
"Se engaña al país cuando se dice que gastamos tanto o más en educación superior y en realidad lo que estamos haciendo es comprar una cartera con un sobreprecio enorme para pagar los intereses que cobran los bancos por el llamado crédito Cae que dejo de ser un crédito con aval del Estado para transformarse en un subsidio directo que se hace con recursos públicos a una oferta privada desregulada".
La ministra de Educación, Carolina Schmidt, aseguró que pronto se entregarán los resultados de la investigación sobre lucro en las universidades Pedro de Valdivia y Uniacc, pese a un notable retraso respecto de las primeras afirmaciones de la autoridad en la materia. Estudiantes de la educación superior privada llaman a cautelar por el futuro de los alumnos ante eventuales resoluciones.
Haber dado marcha atrás al incremento del Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA) en las colegiaturas permitirá el crecimiento en la cobertura de la educación privada, afirmó Miguel Angel Valdez García, rector de la Universidad La Salle.
Here's a question for India's education-obsessed middle class and upper middle class parents: Would you send your son or daughter to a well-funded, well-appointed, classy private university backed by some of India's best names in business and academia but one that offers a liberal arts education?
The mushroom growth of private universities in almost every nook and cranny of the big cities, especially the divisional headquarters, has for long been a cause for worry. Although initially, say in the early nineties, when private universities began to be housed in residential and commercial buildings, it did not raise many eyebrows as the public universities were not at all able to cope with the increasing demands for higher education.
More top U.S. universities are now admitting undocumented students. Just last month, the University of Notre Dame said undocumented students who apply for undergraduate admission would now be accepted.
With thousands of seats in private engineering colleges lying vacant in recent years, some colleges are mulling the option of converting the technical institution into an arts and science institution, as there is a rise in the enrolment in arts and science courses.
Concealed carry permit owners will now legally be allowed to bring handguns onto UNC-CH’s and other public universities’ campuses, as a new state law goes into effect today.
In North Carolina, the difference between private and public institutions affects how colleges can enforce gun laws. Several days ago, Duke University officials released a statement addressing new gun legislation and fire arm safety on campus, according to the Duke Chronicle.
There are now 19 public and private universities and higher education institutions, with almost 100,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Two universities conduct their courses in English and others teach science courses in English.
In the wake of the rise in number of seats going unclaimed after counselling year after year, some private engineering colleges are mulling conversion into an arts and science institutions.
Entre los aciertos que se le adjudican a la política científico-tecnológica del Gobierno nacional es haberles tendido un pequeño puente a las universidades privadas en el campo de la investigación.
Un documento preparado para el taller “La investigación en las universidades privadas 2013” que se dictó ayer en la Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC) revela un exponencial crecimiento cuantitativo de investigadores y becarios de las unidades académicas privadas. Sin embargo, siguen representando apenas el cinco por ciento del total de investigadores del país.
A two-judge bench of the AP High Court on Monday gave its nod to the admissions made in private medical colleges for the present academic year. The bench of Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Justice D Seshadiri Naidu dismissed a batch of 50 writ petitions primarily on the ground that the writ petitions raised disputed questions of fact but failed to place strong evidence in support of the allegations.
In a significant ruling on Monday, the AP High Court directed that the content and format of applications of all private medical colleges shall be uniform and they shall be made available even at the NTR Health University.
More than half of private colleges that grant bachelor’s degrees and public colleges that grant bachelor’s and master’s degrees had not met their fall enrollment goals by May 1, according to the latest “Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Admission Directors.”