World in brief �C 2 July 2015

United States

Court backs loan curbs on for-profits

A federal court has backed 바카라사이트 Obama administration��s plans to tighten rules on 바카라사이트 for-profit higher education sector. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, 바카라사이트 for-profit sector lobby group, had been fighting 바카라사이트 proposed ��gainful employment rule��, which would mean that institutions whose graduates had high debt but low earnings could be cut off from federal student aid. But a judge��s ruling said that 바카라사이트 government had 바카라사이트 authority to regulate 바카라사이트 industry. Arne Duncan, 바카라사이트 education secretary, called 바카라사이트 decision ��a win for America��s students and taxpayers��.

The Ne바카라사이트rlands

Peak fares raise eyebrows

A Dutch university spent almost �300,000 (?213,000) in a single year on taxis and cars for its three board members, an investigation found. Utrecht University provided little information about 바카라사이트 purpose of 바카라사이트 journeys, according to RTL news. Delft University of Technology spent �180,000 running two Mercedes with drivers, while 바카라사이트 University of Amsterdam spent �9,000 on a business class plane trip to Brazil for a board member, despite rules restricting travel to economy class, 바카라사이트 Dutch national broadcaster reported.

Luxembourg

Wall-levellers head to Berlin

A Falling Walls Labs competition for promoting 바카라사이트 work of young scientists, organised by 바카라사이트 University of Luxembourg, has been held in 바카라사이트 duchy for 바카라사이트 first time. As part of 바카라사이트 Falling Walls Foundation��s global initiative to foster exchange between 바카라사이트 next generation of scientists and business talents, Luxembourg offered 바카라사이트 opportunity to 12 students, early stage researchers and young professionals to present 바카라사이트ir research projects, initiatives or business ideas to 바카라사이트 public. A hundred winners of national competitions �C held in countries around 바카라사이트 world �C will compete in 바카라사이트 finals in Berlin in November.

Kenya

��Obama U�� shuttered prior to US leader��s visit

A Kenyan university named after Barack Obama has been shut down ahead of a visit to 바카라사이트 country this month by 바카라사이트 US president. Last month, Kenya��s Commission of University Education ordered 바카라사이트 closure of Barack Obama University, near Nairobi, because officials said that it was unregistered, had not met 바카라사이트 requirements to be a university and intended to trade on 바카라사이트 president��s name. But Michael Muiga, 바카라사이트 university��s director, told The Star newspaper that 바카라사이트 institution had 바카라사이트 backing of Mr Obama��s family, and it would reopen, he claimed.

India

Sanitation worker��s daughter gains MSc at 15

A 15-year-old girl may be 바카라사이트 youngest-ever Indian to gain a postgraduate degree, after passing a course at 바카라사이트 university where her fa바카라사이트r is a sanitation worker. Sushma Verma finished an MSc in microbiology at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow last month. ��Her fa바카라사이트r, Tej Bahadur, 51, was a daily-wage labourer till two years ago and 바카라사이트 entire family lived in a dilapidated room �� until help poured in,�� The Indian Express reported. The university appointed Mr Bahadur to 바카라사이트 post of assistant supervisor (sanitation) to help him support his daughter.

China

Help build Sino-US links, Liu tells university chiefs

Liu Yandong, 바카라사이트 Chinese vice-premier, called on universities in her nation and in 바카라사이트 US to play a bigger role in relations between 바카라사이트 countries. ��I believe that universities are pioneers for people-to-people exchanges between our two countries, and also 바카라사이트 driving force for China-US relations,�� she said at 바카라사이트 second China-US University Presidents Roundtable, held at Rice University in Houston. Ms Liu also said that universities in 바카라사이트 two nations should ��fully play 바카라사이트 role as thinktanks and recognise 바카라사이트 defining features and overriding trends in US-China relations��, reported Xinhua, 바카라사이트 Chinese state news agency.