Colleges and Universities

New pharma department plans to link up with colleges (Business Standard India)

6 Sep 2008

The newly-formed Department of Pharmaceuticals has decided to lay emphasis on grooming hundreds of skilled professionals in specific areas of pharmaceutical research, manufacturing and regulation.

Colleges ditch food trays to go green (Chicago Tribune)

6 Sep 2008

In one of the quirkiest attempts to go green, colleges are removing trays from cafeterias Hungry after a recent day of classes, Lake Forest College freshman Peter Bacon piled an odd assortment of chicken patties, a grilled cheese sandwich, Tater Tots, mashed potatoes and meatloaf onto two dinner plates.

Kenya: Changing Polys to Universities Ill-Advised (AllAfrica.com)

6 Sep 2008

The current acquisition of polytechnics and other middle-level colleges by public universities, ostensibly to expand access to higher education, is a threat to diversity and differentiation in tertiary learning and training and the ability of the education system as a whole to satisfy the diverse skills needed by the labour market.