Maritime schools that continue to defy government orders to close down substandard training programs are putting all Filipino seafarers in danger of being banned from European Union (EU) member flagged vessels.
Colleges and universities can no longer enforce “no permit, no exam” policy.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has approved the new set of mandatory general education (GE) subjects that will be taught to college students who have finished the added two years of high school under the K to 12 (Kindergarten to Grade 12) program.
Thirty-eight colleges and universities in Western Visayas plan to increase their tuition and other fees next school year, according to a report of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
Despite the clamor of 95 colleges and universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) for tuition hike, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said it would reject the request if these schools fail to meet the requirements.
Some 451 colleges and universities out of the total 1,800 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country intend to increase tuition and other fees in the coming school year.
In this season of Lent, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) on Saturday urged the public to forgive Team PNoy senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar for her remarks about Filipino nurses for which she was roundly criticized.
The Commission on Higher Education has ordered at least six schools in Southern Mindanao to stop offering nursing courses effective June due to the mediocre performance of their graduates in recent Nursing Board exams, among others reasons.
The Supreme Court has upheld the policy of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) requiring teachers of tertiary schools to acquire postgraduate degrees to become tenured or regular employees.
A comprehensive master plan for analytics education for the Philippines’ higher education institutions will be developed to respond to an emerging global trend.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has decried the “enrollment by injunction” tactic of schools who have been ordered last year to close down certain course programs that did not meet government quality standards.
More nursing programs offered by colleges and universities will be “phased out” by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) starting 2013 for failing to meet quality standards.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has so far no solution to offer to private tertiary schools which will have no freshmen by 2016 due to the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) program.
