“British universities will have to embrace ‘more flexible ways of learning’ and expand the kinds of degrees they offer, including more opportunities for vocational and part-time study, if they are to meet the demands of employers and students, a senior government official told university vice chancellors today. In a keynote address on the future of higher education, John Denham, the secretary of state for innovation, universities, and skills, said that ‘the future higher-education system will need to ensure greater diversity of methods of study, as well as of qualifications.’ The government remains committed to its target of increasing college-going rates among young people to 50 percent …” (more)
[Aisha Labi, Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 February]