The Role of the Accounting and Finance Function
Deadline: 31/01/2001
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Yale offers incentive to foreign students Yale University is to extend its "need-blind" admission policy to foreign students, guaranteeing that it will financially support successful applicants. The...
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Cubie warns of 'graduate tax' Andrew Cubie, convenor of the independent inquiry in Scotland that proposed a £25,000 earnings threshold for contributions to a graduate endowment scheme, has warned...
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FINANCIAL TIMES Edinburgh University will announce a groundbreaking deal to borrow £40m through an unsecured loan - a possible blueprint for similar moves at English universities THE GUARDIAN Private...
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British pretender collects cash in Paraguay The chairman of an allegedly British institution, The England and Wales University, has obtained an undisclosed sum from private universities in...
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OU opposes limits on bursaries The Open University in Scotland has condemned the Scottish Executive’s plans to limit mature students’ bursaries to full-time students. In a submission to today’s...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES Nycomed-Amersham, a British drugs company, is set to conduct genetic research in China and Brazil in a money-saving move that will also help sidestep protests in the United Kingdom...
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Durban don loses dismissal fight An anthropology professor at the University of Natal has been recommended for immediate dismissal by a committee of inquiry that found her guilty of serious...
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FINANCIAL TIMES The perception that MBA programmes turn out ruthless, power-hungry egoists whose only attitude to business is how to make money could be true, according to the latest research from...
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TUC backs paid study leave The Trades Union Congress has added its weight to a push for paid training leave for all employees. Labour MP David Chaytor launched a bill last week...
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University of Nairobi closed after shootings
The University of Nairobi has been closed indefinitely after two students were shot by a government minister's guards outside the Kenyan parliament buildings on November 8. Students protesting over a...
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Doctors oppose four-year degrees
Heads of medical schools fear that the government intends to cut medical degrees from five years to four as part of its drive to get more doctors into the National Health Service quickly and cheaply...
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Local cooperation favoured for post-16 education
The new Learning and Skills Council will phase in an "interventionist" system of funding and local strategic planning when it takes the reins of post-16 education and training from April. The news...
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E-university will not appeal to investors
The e-university needs to be rethought to make it more attractive to investors — but partners are waiting in the wings. Speaking at a meeting of the Association of University Administrators at the...
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Britannia admired, but not too cool
Higher education is Britain's top asset for a positive image overseas, an international probe by the British Council and Mori has found. Young professionals surveyed in 28 countries gave British...