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Brazil, Russia, Australia: Education News
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The TopUniversities.com guide to the latest higher education news from around the world, on 16 May 2013.
Brazil: Warnings over need for more highly educated workers
Experts in Brazil are warning that flaws in the country’s education system could undermine continued economic growth, The Huffington Post reports. According to census data, Brazilians have an average of just 7.3 years education, while only 12% of workers have a university degree. As Brazil’s economy continues to develop, the need for highly skilled workers is growing fast. Antonio Frets, member of the Brazilian Academy of Education, says significant reforms are needed, warning: “Without qualified professionals coming out of our universities in the numbers we need in the next 10 or so years, Brazil is running a great risk of losing its new position as the world's sixth economy.”
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Russia: Number of students from China set to increase
Russia is expecting an increase in the number of Chinese students coming to study at Russian universities, People’s Daily reports. A representative of the Ministry of Education and Science said the government would work with Chinese agencies to encourage this. There are currently about 20,000 Chinese students in Russia, and 13,000 Russian students in China. In March, officials from the two countries set a target of bringing the totals of these two figures to reach 100,000 by 2020.
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Australia: International students used as ‘drug mules’
A number of international students in Australia are being exploited as ‘drug mules’, the Herald Sun reports. Customs officials say they’ve noticed a growing trend of students being recruited to collect and transport parcels containing drugs used to make methamphetamine, commonly known as speed. While some of those arrested were found to know what was inside the package, others appear to have been oblivious, having simply responded to an advert for a courier role.
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New Zealand: Plan to attract more students from Asia
New Zealand has announced NZ$40 million (US$33m) to be spent on marketing its higher education system abroad, particularly in Asian countries, The Economic Times reports. Around 100,000 international students are currently studying at New Zealand’s eight universities, and the government says it hopes to more than double its international higher education sector by 2020.
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UK: Heavy metal degree course announced
The UK’s New College Nottingham has announced the country’s first degree course dedicated to the study of heavy metal music, Time reports. Subjects covered in the program will include the history of the genre, its relationships with religion and philosophy, commercial and business aspects, and of course composition and performance. Course developer Liam Maloy said, “In the past, heavy metal has not been taken seriously and is seen as lacking academic credibility when compared with other genres such as jazz and classical music. But that’s just a cultural construction.”
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