By Rebecca Stewart

If proposed reforms to the UK’s education system go ahead, companies like Facebook and Google could set up their own academic institutions and hand out degrees to students in the UK.

An official paper from the department for business, innovation and skills submitted by universities minister Jo Johnson has suggested a series of educational reforms in the UK.

As well as recommending a raise of the current £9,000 tuition fee for English students in line with inflation at “high-scoring” institutions, the paper also hints that there is room for non-traditional higher education outfits.

These “challenger” establishments would open up the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum