http://www.pieronline.org/eatcLatest news release from PierOnline EATCSat, 22 Nov 2008 15:52:50 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatchttp://www.pieronline.org/Images/logoPier.gifhttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1328The AQF says: "Because of the range of entry pathways and methodologies, the duration of masters degree programs varies. However, most masters degrees require the equivalent of two years of study post the three-year bachelor degree or one year of study post the bachelor honours degree or four-year (or longer)Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:06:31 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1327Rob Chalmers, from the University of Adelaide's commercialisation company, said those in the field had "cried into (their) Coco Pops" when learning in April that judge Robert French had upset their assumption that universities owned inventions devised by researchers on staff."The position we're left with is one of vastly increasedFri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:39 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1326Former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi are among those who have signed a joint letter.They want world leaders to help an estimated 37 million children in countries affected by conflict who cannot go to school.The charity Save the ChildrenFri, 21 Nov 2008 08:49:33 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1324That is the view put by Drummond Bone, vice-chancellor of the University of Liverpool, in a report prepared for the Labour Government as part of a push to ensure Britain remains a world leader in higher education during the next 10 to 15 years.Innovation, Universities and Skills Minister John DenhamWed, 19 Nov 2008 15:10:34 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1323In the strongly worded paper, released today, the group warns that the landscape for research investment has changed as nations within the Asian region intensify their attempts to develop world-class research and development facilities while others with strong egalitarian traditions, such as France and Germany, shift to an elite modelWed, 19 Nov 2008 15:08:09 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1321India has retained the first slot for the seventh year in succession with the number of Indian students in the US increasing by 13 per cent in 2007-08 to reach 94,563, according to the Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education with support from the US DepartmentTue, 18 Nov 2008 13:38:18 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1320The vision is to recruit 10 Chinese students and 20 more from Africa and the Indian sub-continent on an intensive 40-week course in ophthalmic dispensing. The qualification they take, the BTec national diploma, will be a British one, the teachers will be British, the delivery language will be English, butTue, 18 Nov 2008 13:36:23 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1319Conducted by the University and College Union – and released last week as part of national Ban Bullying at Work Day – it “names and shames” the universities with the worst reported levels of bullying.The UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, told the HES that the table was part of aTue, 18 Nov 2008 13:25:59 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1318Blackburn College gave £10 vouchers to "tide over" more than a thousand students who had not received payments.The college's deputy principal, Lisa O'Loughlin, says there have been real concerns about students dropping out because of the problems with the EMAs.Last week, the government said there was still a backlog ofTue, 18 Nov 2008 13:24:17 GMThttp://www.pieronline.org/eatc/default.aspx?page=newsArticle&NewsId=1317Enrollments of foreign undergraduate and graduate students just starting to pursue their degree are rising even faster — 10.1% last year — suggesting growth will continue, the report says. It was released today by the non-profit Institute of International Education, which tracks international education trends for the U.S. State Department."TheseMon, 17 Nov 2008 15:27:39 GMT