Falling international student numbers create ‘massive problems’ for Australian universities, expert warns pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 31 minutami Immigration debate and visa uncertainty is putting students off and increasing pressure on budgetsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUniversity leaders warn they’re struggling to fill international student places due to visa uncertainty and heated political debate on immigration, with regional areas hit the hardest and concern that financial deficits could affect domestic students.The latest numbers from the Department of Education in October show on average universities are filling just two-thirds of their allocated places, and just five public universities have reached more than 80% capacity, all in capital cities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man dies after jumping into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zoo pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 18 minutami Police say man was pronounced dead at the scene after being attacked by tigerA man has died after being attacked by a tiger after jumping into its enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, police have said.Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated shortly after the incident and the site will remain closed on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 21 minutami Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical careChrista Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her lawyers said on Saturday.Pike, 50, returned to the Deborah K Johnson rehabilitation center, where she has been imprisoned for the last three decades, her attorneys, Stephen Ferrell, Luke Ihnen, Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason, said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
