Higher education

Higher education, post-secondary education, or third level education is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after secondary education. Often delivered at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology, higher education is also available through certain college-level institutions, including vocational schools, trade schools, and other career colleges that award academic degrees or professional certifications. Tertiary education at non-degree level is sometimes referred to as further education or continuing education as distinct from higher education.

The right of access to higher education is mentioned in a number of international human rights instruments. The UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 declares, in Article 13, that "higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education". In Europe, Article 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted in 1950, obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education.

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Ex-secretary not in conflict over Jio institute, says HRD ministry

The Times of India 12 Jul 2018

However, R Subrahmanyam, secretary, higher education, MHRD said Oberoi was not involved with the framing of the regulation or implementation of the scheme....

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Portland Art Institute's Closure Disrupts Oregon Higher Arts Education

Herald and News 12 Jul 2018

A former Christian missionary organization with California roots, it stemmed from a Southern California Assemblies of God ministry — a Pentecostal denomination — before expanding into higher education.But the deal, while approved by the Department of Education, suffered a major setback this winter ... “I’ve been in higher education my whole career....

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Kentucky parents can soon start tax-exempt K-12 education fund

Kentucky New Era 12 Jul 2018

Come July 14, parents, family, friends and others can set up and contribute to a tax-exempt Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust offered by the state. The education fund will, for the first-time in Kentucky, allow people to save money to help pay for K-12 tuition without paying taxes on the money ... Funds from the trusts could previously only be used for higher education....

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UGC denied IIT-Madras, Anna University IoE status

The Times of India 12 Jul 2018

While higher education minster K P Anbalagan did not respond to calls, higher education secretary Sunil Paliwal said the state was happy that Anna University figured in the list of premier institutions ... It denies these institutions and its students the grant and allowancesthey rightfully own,” said former education minister Thangam Thenarasu....

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CU regents take personality tests in latest bid to better get along

Daily Camera 12 Jul 2018

At the board's winter retreat in Colorado Springs in January, the regents worked with Aims McGuinness, senior fellow at Boulder-based National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, and the center's president emeritus, Dennis Jones ... The regents also will attend sessions on metrics by which to measure CU system and campus progress, presidential search panels and trends in higher education around the country....

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Morgan State University Reaccredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Public Technologies 12 Jul 2018

Morgan State University President David Wilson today announced the Middle States Commission on Higher Education's (MSCHE 's) reaffirmation of the University's accreditation and recognition of Morgan's progress to date. The reaccreditation comes after a comprehensive evaluation of the University and a detailed self-study conducted by Morgan, extending the University's status as a recognized institute of higher education....

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CPE recommends 30 hours for first-time, first-year college students to graduate on time

Messenger-Inquirer 12 Jul 2018

The Council on Postsecondary Education is advising college freshmen to take at least 15 credit hours per semester in an effort to finish their degrees on time and efficiently ... The Council has been encouraging higher education students to graduate on time for many years for many reasons, ranging from financial benefits, to decreasing the potential for student debt, to providing more academic options for more higher education....

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State, area leaders seek vision for economic development

Columbia Daily Tribune 12 Jul 2018

Leaders in government, education and business convened Wednesday in Columbia to help the state craft a strategy for economic development that accounts for modern challenges.The Talent for Tomorrow regional meeting at the Holiday Inn Executive Center was the sixth meeting around the state presented by the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Department of Higher Education ... ....

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Institute for Art and Culture established

The News International 12 Jul 2018

... field of education. The Institute has been approved by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and has the unanimous approval of the Parliament and the Senate.The Press Briefing was attended by Prof....

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KEA releases engineering seat matrix, option entry on

Deccan Chronicle 12 Jul 2018

Bengaluru. After over 10 days of delay in the first round of counselling for engineering seats, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) on Wednesday published the complete seat matrix and fee structure ... Higher Education Minister G.T ... A top official from the higher education department said that the cut in numbers is because of some colleges opting out of the allotment process and a large number of seats finding no takers last year ... ....

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Hoosiers grow education savings in Indiana's CollegeChoice 529 program to $4.5 billion

Journal Review 12 Jul 2018

"I look forward to enhancing Indiana’s 529 program further, so it can continue to support whatever educational goals Hoosiers wish to pursue.". Investment earnings on contributions or gifts made to CollegeChoice 529 accounts are tax-free, so long as the money is withdrawn to pay for qualified higher education expenses, such as tuition, room and board, books, computers and fees, or up to $10,000 of K-12 tuition expenses each year....

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School vouchers are a terrible idea

Victoria Advocate 12 Jul 2018

For nearly four decades, since the Reagan administration, some among America’s school choice movement have advocated for the use of voucher systems to give parents more control over their children’s education ... Even if we like the content of some of those strings (nondiscrimination requirements, for example), it is a simple fact that strings in general result in a loss of variety in our higher education options....

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