From cloud computing to wind power technology: the Double High initiative and opportunities for Sino-British partnerships in the TVET sector

Regular readers may already be familiar with the “Double World-Class” project, launched in 2017 to raise the standards of China’s elite universities. Now, with the unveiling of the “Double High”…

International Comparisons database updates – June 2019

June was another busy month for updates to the International Comparisons database. Comprehensive updates Two country files were updated in full: Benin and Turkey. One of Africa’s most stable democracies,…

Solzhenitsyn, surgery and the supernatural: your quick guide to the Academies of Science

What are the National Academies of Science? National Academies of Science are designed to be at the forefront of scientific and technological research. They are responsible for structuring and financing…

International Comparisons database updates – May 2019

Every month, the UK NARIC’s Research and Data Group update a number of the country files on the International Comparisons database. These include comprehensive updates, in which all of the…

UK NARIC information and data: what’s new for 2019?

The UK NARIC 2019 Information Development Plan details the updates and developments that will be made to information and databases throughout this year.  UK NARIC members can view the Plan…

New gateway page to our information bases and new features for our subscriber members go live 18 March

The new International Qualifications Hub page, the new gateway page to the UK NARIC International Qualifications information bases for subscriber members, goes live on 18 March. Subscriber members will see…

Oil price drop fallout could hit UK universities

In recent years, UK universities have been able to rely upon a generously funded recruitment well – students backed by government-funded scholarships in oil producing countries, underwritten by 100 dollar…

Are Africa and Middle East the new areas of growth for UK?

Latest figures from UK NARIC (2011 vs. 2010) highlight that there has been a reduction in the usage of service related to Southern Asia , while there has been an…