Milkround goes sour on employers

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The traditional 'milkround' where employers visit colleges to recruit graduates is becoming less popular. This may be as a result of the recession, but also linked to changing university course structures. Students may be taking exams during the spring when the milkround traditionally took place. Employers may look at other means of recruitment in the future to take account of changes.

Universities and colleges, Recruiting

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World Bank wants cost sharing

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The World Bank has suggested that African students in higher education should obtain loans to pay for their education, and that private institutions should be encouraged. Student loans are already operational in Kenya and have not proved cost-effective. Only 1.5% of those eligible for higher education in Africa participate, as opposed to 10% in Asia.

Education, Higher, Higher education, Africa

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Bristol quizzed over abuse files

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Bristol University in Britain recently sold a computer that contained on its hard drive, confidential information, including names and addresses, about child abuse victims and their alleged perpetrators. The university might be prosecutes under Britain's 1998 Data Protection Act.

United Kingdom, Laws, regulations and rules, Crime, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Data security, University of Bristol

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