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Sri Lanka is planning to admit 10,000 additional students to state universities this year – the highest number of students admitted to the country’s university system in a single year. The government has said the aim is to provide more university places in accordance with its election promises.
The University Grants Commission (UGC), the apex body of the country’s university system, has projected that an additional budget of US$25 million will be needed to facilitate this mammoth intake. Universities will need improved facilities and accommodation for the increased number of students.
With the extra 10,000 students, the government hopes to enrol a total of 41,000 students in the country’s state universities this year – an increase of approximately 30%. Some 31,000 students were enrolled during the past academic year. Read More
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Students at a number of universities and institutions of higher education across Israel returned to class for in-person studies on Sunday 14 March, after a year of mostly remote sessions via Zoom, writes Tamar Trabelsi Hadad for Ynetnews.
According to the outline approved by the coronavirus cabinet, returning students are required to present a certificate showing full vaccination against coronavirus or that they have recovered from COVID-19 or a new negative test. Staff and faculty, however, are exempt from this requirement.
The number of students in each lecture hall will not exceed 75% of the site’s maximum occupancy, while large halls will hold no more than 300 people. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan and the university at the West Bank settlement of Ariel were only allowing physics, chemistry and biology students to return, as they are required to work in a lab to continue their studies. The rest of the students at these three universities were expected to return after the Passover holiday in April. Read More
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Universities in England are being warned against admitting too many students and swamping courses with “inflated” numbers this year, writes Sean Coughlan for BBC News.
The Office for Students has told universities not to “sacrifice quality” by “over-recruiting” students. There is uncertainty about how many students might get good A-level grades, with teachers’ grades being used for exams cancelled in the pandemic. Read More
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