International students aid UK economic growth
According to the latest report from London First, foreign students in London add a total of £2.3 billion to the economy. However many find current immigration rules onerous. This echoes a Universities UK 2014 analysis which also highlighted the positive economic impact. A number of organisations have emphasised that the benefits of foreign students are […]
Education for all 2015
The latest report for 2015 from UNESCO monitors progress towards achieving worldwide access to 6 goals. These include access to primary education, secondary education, gender parity, adult literacy and quality of education. The website has some handy data visualisations with convenient data as well as access to the full text of the report.
UNESCO open data
UNESCO has created a new portal with data on annual expenditure and ongoing projects since 2014. It includes donor, regional and theme based information.
Corporate social responsibility and education
Which businesses give to education projects? The Varkey Foundation has just released the Global Corporate Education index which examines contributions made by Global Fortune 500 companies.
How much is an Oxbridge degree worth?
Released this week- interesting data in the Earning by Degree report from the Sutton Trust which considers differences in earnings from graduates from different universities and in different subject areas. Oxbridge graduates have on average starting salaries approximately 42% higher than post 1992 universities. For further data on graduate salaries: Try the Higher Education Statistics […]
Where is the best place to be a woman?
According to the 2014 Global Gender Gap report issued by the World Economic Forum – Iceland is top of the rankings. It benchmarks national gender gaps of 142 countries on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria. ILO website gender data World Bank Genderstats
Is UK Higher Education Sustainable?
This question was considered by the Higher Education Commission who found the answer far from clear. Read their discussion of future options.
World ranking of prosperity
Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking of 142 countries. It uses eight categories: economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personal freedom and social capital. The website has information on the methodology and data for the last 6 years.
Oor Willy
Oor Willy, Your Willy, A’body’s Willy The National Library of Scotland has launched the Oor Wullie’s guide website for children. See how this presents Scottish identity and listen to the audio files.
Right to education: global database
Right to education global database New from UNESCO a gateway to information on legal and civil rights relating to education worldwide. Includes country profiles, laws, policies and monitoring reports submitted to UNESCO.
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