“Irish students who studied in the UK and who have failed to repay more than €4.3m in student loans are to be tracked down by private investigators hired by the British government, the Sunday Independent can reveal …” (more)
[Daniel McConnell, Independent, 19 May]
“Slow allocation of staff, poor communication, and inadequate planning were among the main causes of delay to thousands of student grants, an independent review has reported …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 18 May]
“A new-look, centralised system for processing student grants, SUSI, will open on Monday for the next academic year, as an independent report pinpoints what went wrong with it last autumn, writes Katherine Donnelly …” (more)
[Independent, 18 May]
“The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has denounced Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, following the findings of an independent report by Accenture. The report, launched today, shows that the Minister failed vulnerable students in blind pursuit of public sector savings …” (more)
[Union of Students in Ireland, 17 May]
“Universities minister David Willetts has defended the student finance system against criticisms that it is unsustainable and will not bring in the amount of money required to fund the sector long term …” (more)
[Chris Parr, Times Higher Education, 17 May]
“Additional staffing to deal with student grant applications and reduced documentation requirements were promised yesterday after publication of a report into the serious delays which had caused hardship and uncertainty for many students left without cash …” (more)
[Fiona Gartland, Irish Times, 17 May]
“An open letter to Daphne Koller, co-founder and co-president of Coursera and professor of computer science at Stanford. Dear Professor Koller: …” (more)
[Bob Meister, n+1, 17 May]
“Senator Marie Moloney has welcomed today’s review report on the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The independent review by Accenture has identified a number of recommendations for the student grant awarding authority to address …” (more)
[The Labour Party, 17 May]
“The United States has a problem: rapidly rising student debt. It also has a solution: online education. The primary reason for spiraling student debt is the soaring costs of a college education at a physical college …” (more)
[Zachary Karabell, The Atlantic, 17 May]
“There’s a growing view that if you attended a state school you’ll be given an easy ride into a top university. Outraged by suggestions of positive discrimination in favour of less privileged students, one private school head has suggested schools boycott universities which adopt the practice …” (more)
[Sophie Padgett, Guardian, 16 May]
“Europe’s Education Ministers today adopted Conclusions on the social dimension of higher education. The EU Council of Education Ministers in Brussels was chaired by Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 16 May]
“The mis-selling of higher education is one of the least remarked-upon scandals of our time. But anyone under 40 should be familiar with the concept. You’re told, at school, that a degree will make you far better-off. Politicians even put a price on it …” (more)
[Fraser Nelson, Spectator, 16 May]
“A department of Imperial College London has withdrawn the offer of an internship placement being sold by auction after the move received heavy criticism …” (more)
[Elizabeth Gibney and John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 15 May]
“There is ‘no sign’ that students paying up to £9,000 in tuition fees in 2012-13 are receiving more for their money from universities, according to a survey of contact hours, workload and satisfaction … ” (more)
[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 15 May]
“… The crisis that is about to break out involves student debt and how we finance higher education. Like the housing crisis that preceded it, this crisis is intimately connected to America’s soaring inequality …” (more)
[Joseph E Stiglitz, New York Times, 12 May]
“On this blog we’ve tended to celebrate, rather than denigrate, diversity in higher education. While others fear that MOOCs and other forms of online learning will cheapen the product, we think that ‘education’, like ‘health care’, is not a homogeneous blob …” (more)
[Peter Klein, Organizations and Markets, 14 May]
“more the 2,200 students are still awaiting grants as the college year ends because of problems with the Susi processing system. Fianna Fáil education spokesperson Charlie McConalogue branded the situation unacceptable this close to end of the college year …” (more)
[Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner, 14 May]
“What’s the talk of education? Fee-paying and Gaelscoil students are the most likely to go to university: …” (more)
[Irish Times, 14 May]
“The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has revealed that there are still more than 2,200 students waiting for grants as the college year comes to an end …” (more)
[Donegal Daily, 13 May]
“The combined endowments of the three top US universities alone is more than Britain’s entire defence budget. Luckily the risk of American invasion is still one of graduate students seeking a cheaper option, with old-world charm and brand name …” (more)
[Sophie Moullin, Spectator Blogs, 12 May]
