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Theme
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Country or Region
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Topic
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News Source
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Access and success
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Australia
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Degree completion rate
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The Australian
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18/01/2017
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Third of university students failing to complete course
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Ethiopia
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Access for students with disabilities
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University World News
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27/01/2017
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Partnership offers a lifeline to students with disabilities
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Japan
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Housing subsidies to help increase number of female students
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The Japan Times
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07/01/2017
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Are female scholars taken seriously in Japan?
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Philippines
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Tuition-free education in state universities
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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18/01/2017
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Free tuition won't benefit the poor'
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South Africa
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Student financial aid widened (Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme)
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IOL News
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27/01/2017
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Missing middle' students get funding
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United Kingdom
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Admissions gap for Black university applicants
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The Guardian
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26/01/2017
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Black students still struggle to win places at UK universities
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Administration of higher education
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France
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Salary increases for university and research staff
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Le Monde
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12/01/2017
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Un plan de revalorisation des salaires dans l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche
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India
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New appointment rules for university teachers (University of Delhi)
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The Telegraph
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21/01/2017
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Job loss fear for DU teachers
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Kenya
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University staff recruitment - Chancellors' proposal
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Daily Nation
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21/01/2017
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Chancellors draft proposals to purge varsities
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Netherlands
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Recruit more women academic staff - Minister
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NL Times
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11/01/2017
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Dutch universities ordered to hire 100 female professors this year
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Nigeria
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Reconstitution of university governing councils of federal universities - President
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The Nation
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26/01/2017
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Buhari approves reconstitution of varsities' governing councils
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Sri Lanka
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More autonomy for Vice Chancellors - Minister
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The Nation
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23/01/2017
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Universities and autonomy
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Economics of higher education
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Ethiopia
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Funding to establish centers of excellence at two universities
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Ethiopia Herald
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18/01/2017
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World Bank grants 24 mln. USD for Ethiopian universities
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France
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Higher education and research budget 2017 - 2020 (White paper)
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L'Etudiant
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31/01/2017
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Le livre blanc de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche en dix chiffres
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India
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Fee reimbursement to HEIs (Hyderabad)
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The Times Of India
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06/01/2017
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Bailout for colleges as CM K Chandrasekhar Rao vows to pay dues
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Malaysia
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Effect of budget cuts on HEIs
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Malay Mail
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11/01/2017
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How budget cuts affect public universities
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Russian Federation
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Budget cut for ‘5 - 100' universities programme
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University World News
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25/01/2017
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World-class universities project faces steep cuts
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South Africa
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Student debt and enrolment
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Mail & Guardian
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26/01/2017
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Universities have plans to register indebted students – but not all of them
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Zimbabwe
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Effect of budget cuts on HEIs
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News Day
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21/01/2017
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Govt warned of looming chaos at varsities
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Education and employment
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France
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Master degrees and employment
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Le Monde
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24/01/2017
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Bac+ 5 et déqualifiés : quand le Master n'est pas à la hauteur
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France
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Business leaders' degrees (Alma Mater Index)
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Le Monde
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27/01/2017
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La France se distingue pour former de grands patrons
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Ethics
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France
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Sexual harrassment in higher education
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L'Etudiant
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11/01/2017
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Paye ta fac, lumière crue sur le sexisme ordinaire à l'université
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Japan
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University appointments and ethics
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The Japan Times
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19/01/2017
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Top education ministry bureaucrat to resign over revolving-door appointment
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Thailand
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Bogus degrees
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Bangkok Post
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17/01/2017
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Fake university degrees in the spotlight
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Turkey
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Academicians for Peace declaration - President
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Cibal (Today's Zaman)
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13/01/2017
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Erdogan accuses academics of being fifth column
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United Kingdom
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Student plagiarism widespread
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Telegraph.co.uk
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13/01/2017
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More than 20,000 university students buying essays and dissertations as Lords call for ban on 'contract cheating'
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United States of America
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Monitoring sexual misconduct (Utah)
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The Salt Lake Tribune
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21/01/2017
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Utah universities to track student sexual misconduct across campuses, boost campus surveys
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Evaluation
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Germany
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Germany's Excellence Initiative - influence on higher education system
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Science
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29/01/2017
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Germany's excellence program gets good grades
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Kenya
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Accreditation restricted to Commission for University Education
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Daily Nation
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02/01/2017
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Only Commission for University Education can accredit courses
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United Kingdom
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More first-class degrees awarded
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The Huffington Post (UK)
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12/01/2017
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Record levels of top honours students recorded as 24% gain first in 2016
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ICTs*
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MOOCs Credit transfer pilot scheme in Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States
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Times Higher Education
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04/01/2017
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Moocs: international credit transfer system edges closer
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India
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ICTs for visually impaired students
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India Today
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06/01/2017
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Facilities for visually-impaired students at IIT Bombay
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Institutions
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India
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Private universities (Telangana)
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The New Indian Express
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07/01/2017
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State intensifies process to allow private universities
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Ireland
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Technological universities planned by government - students' viewpoint
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Irish Times
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27/01/2017
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Creating technological universities to cost students, says :::union:::
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Nigeria
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No reorientation for Agricultural universities
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Vanguard
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31/01/2017
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Farming now criteria for varsity admission
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Pakistan
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Terrorism - students
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The National
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21/01/2017
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Pakistan holds national day of mourning for university massacre victims
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Internationalization*
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China
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Increase in international students in China
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Shanghai Daily
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12/01/2017
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Overseas students' number rising
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Cuba
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Academic and scientific cooperation - Cuba, Poland, United States
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Cuba Headlines
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26/01/2017
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Cuban university cooperates with Polish and US counterparts
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Finland
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Tuition fees to be introduced for non-European students
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Pie News
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05/01/2017
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Finnish universities to charge non-EU fees
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France
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Increase in international students in France
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L'Etudiant
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06/01/2017
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Mobilité : la France compte de plus en plus d'étudiants étrangers
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Germany / Jordan
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Educational cooperation
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Al-Fanar Media
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14/01/2017
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The German-Jordanian University Seeks to Prepare Graduates for Global Employment
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United Kingdom
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Effect of Brexit on international students
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The Independent
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13/01/2017
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Cap on international student visas could cost UK economy £2bn a year
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Policy
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France
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Equality and Citizenship bill impact on higher education
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L'Etudiant
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21/11/2016
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Loi égalité citoyenneté : ce qui change pour l'enseignement supérieur
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Kenya
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Student :::union:::s - Universities (Amendment) Act 2016 - students' viewpoint
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Daily Nation
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24/01/20167
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University students oppose law on representation
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South Africa
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President's reaction to Fees Must Fall protests
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The Post - IOL
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09/01/2017
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Zuma appeals to #FeesMustFall protesters
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education and Research Bill - House of Lords blocks bill's reforms
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The Guardian
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09/01/2017
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Peers defeat higher education and research bill by 248 votes to 221
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United States of America
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Executive Order on immigration - Universities' viewpoint
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Wall Street Journal
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29/01/2017
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Campuses Checking On International Students, Faculty After Trump Order
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United States of America
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Executive Order on immigration - scientists' viewpoint
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Nature
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29/01/2017
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Meet the scientists affected by Trump's immigration ban
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Research
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Australia
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National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA)
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The Conversation
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23/01/2017
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New science minister needs to maintain momentum and push the innovation agenda
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China
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Higher education to promote research innovation - Prime Minister
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China Daily (AP)
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18/01/2017
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Premier stresses focus on research, innovation
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India
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Scientific social responsibility - Prime Minister
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FirstPost
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03/01/2017
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Modi in Indian Science Congress: PM tells scientists to leverage disruptive technologies
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United Kingdom
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Research funding in regions (Wales)
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BBC News - Wales
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10/01/2017
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R&D funding should be shared across UK, Welsh ministers say
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Sustainable Development*
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Africa
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Universities' leading role in Sustainable Development Goals - World Sustainability Forum
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Times
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30/01/2017
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In this ‘nasty‚ tough world' deal on sustainable development a ‘lifeline'
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India
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Solar panels to be compulsory for public institutions, including universities
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The Times of India
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18/01/2017
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Govt offers rebate for off-campus solar panels
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Systems and levels
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Benin
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Three-tier system - national degrees for private universities
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Office de radiodiffusion et télévision du Bénin
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19/01/2017
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Le directeur de l'Enseignement supérieur explique la réforme des diplômes des universités privées
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China
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Government Road Map needed to face challenges - Higher education associations
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Taipei Times
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14/01/2017
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Associations urge Tsai to address talent ‘drought'
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France
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Status of French Bachelors degrees
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L'Etudiant
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24/01/2017
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Grade de licence : la CEFDG dévoile sa proposition
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