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According to UK universities minister David Willetts, it could "revolutionise conventional models of formal education".
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 20:07
The project, called FutureLearn, will help these universities enter the global market in so-called MOOCs - massive open online courses.
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UK universities have taken four of the six top slots in a global university "league table" for 2011-12.
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A group representing 134 higher education institutions in Britain on Thursday dismissed reports that there had been a `national drop` in the number of student applications from India.
Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 00:02
A number of institutions are seeing declines of between 20 and 30 % in applicant numbers from the Indian subcontinent.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2011, 21:57
Recent changes to the student visa regime has reportedly led to drop in number of Indians applying to study at British universities.
Last Updated: Monday, June 6, 2011, 15:47
A report said the universities are not doing enough to respond to Islamic radicalisation threat.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 15:56
Statistics reveal every UK university is being paid by the Libyan government.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 12:03
A UK professor is writing guidelines on dealing with student radicalisation.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 13:59
In order to prevent the usage of alertness and attention boosting drugs by students during exams, UK universities must introduce random dope tests, a Cambridge University professor has said.
Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2009, 15:57
The government is trying to locate hundreds of foreign students who are living in Britain after coming to the UK to study at bogus colleges, a news report said on Friday.
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