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Low salaries have made it difficult for universities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to attract lecturers and meet the target for new hires in 2010 set by the Ministry of Education and Training, reports Viet Nam News.

Yale University announced last week that it was planning to create a liberal arts college in Singapore that would be financed entirely by the government there and could, in time, establish a new model for higher education in Asia, reports Lisa W Foderaro for The New York Times.

As Manchester business school expands globally, dean Michael Luger is optimistic about the future. Michael Luger knows what to expect when Manchester Business School becomes the first British school to open a campus in the US this month.

Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The University of Nottingham’s School of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted for its work in promoting the career progression of female academics and researchers.

Eleven universities in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam signed an agreement last week during a University Presidents' Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to develop a collaborative network in the region, reports Viet Nam News.

The Iranian government has said it will restrict the number of students admitted to humanities programmes at universities, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty's Radio Farda reports. The announcement was made on 25 August by Abolfazl Hassani, director of the government's Office of Development of Higher Education.

The hope is that an influx of higher-education institutions and undergraduates can bolster Hong Kong's image as a sophisticated, globalized city that is the gateway to China—a status increasingly challenged by Shanghai.

An academic believes he has found evidence to refute the argument that increased university provision of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) subjects is needed to aid the economy, writes John Morgan for Inside Higher Ed.

The Mozambican government has approved new regulations on the licensing and functioning of higher education institutions which collectively deal with more than 70,000 students, reports AllAfrica.com.

Professors will now stay longer in universities after Nigeria's federal government pushed back the national mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70, reports "Next". Non-academic staff also received a further five years after the government increased their retirement age to 65.

Teaching takes place in week-long sessions in eight global hubs.Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) in France will be launching a new, "multi-site" Global Executive MBA in January 2011. The program will take place in eight locations where the school has campuses and offices: Grenoble, Geneva, Moscow, London, New York, Singapore, New Delhi, and Beijing.

Virtual info session scheduled for September 9.Madrid's IE Business School and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island are preparing to launch a new Executive MBA (EMBA) program next spring. The 15-month program will combine online teaching with five face-to-face sessions in Madrid and Providence. Graduates will receive a degree from IE.

AUSTRALIA improved its performance in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings despite a stronger showing by Chinese and Saudi universities, analysis shows.

According to a report recently adopted by the Commission, new, simplified procedures have substantially reduced the waiting period for the beneficiaries of grants under the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action, Culture, Citizenship and Erasmus Mundus programmes.

Northern Ireland’s students are facing an unprecedented battle for university places. Despite record A-level results yesterday competition is fierce and there are already clear signs that fewer places are available than last year.

July 2010: For those lacking the experience to enter MBA programs, specialized degrees are a good alternative. Young professionals need to expand their knowledge of business in an academic setting, but recent graduates may find that traditional accredited MBA programs, which require applicants to have years of work experience, are not an option. This is particularly the case in China, where most MBA applicants are younger and less experienced than their Western counterparts.

London has been rated the most cost-effective UK city for students in a survey by NatWest Bank.High wages there enabled them to support their studies, the annual Student Living survey found.

With few jobs available, universities must be allowed to admit more undergraduates this year.Universities must be allowed to exceed admission targets so that more young people can study, the leader of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) said yesterday.

University admissions staff are struggling to compare students applying for courses, a study revealed today. The wide range of qualifications offered by the hopeful applicants is confusing the people assessing their grades, according to the report.