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Zawya
15-07-2025
- General
- Zawya
Eritrea: National School Leaving Examination Results Announced
The results of the 2025 National School Leaving Examination were announced on 13 July. Dr. Bisirat Gebru, Director of Standards and Evaluation at the National Higher Education and Research Institute, indicated that out of the 24,092 students, including 50% female students, who took the examination, 12.2% achieved scores qualifying them for degree programs, and 7.59% for diploma programs. Noting that the performance gap between male and female students has been improving over time, Dr. Bisirat encouraged those who passed and qualified for college education to work hard to achieve their goals and to strictly adhere to college regulations. Dr. Bisirat also advised students who did not achieve passing marks not to lose hope, and urged them to remain engaged in education, study diligently, and prepare for the next national examination. It is to be recalled that the National School Leaving Examination was conducted from 17 to 23 March across the country, including at the international schools of Eritrean communities in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Bisirat further noted that 84.1% of the examinees were regular students from Sawa Warsai-Yikealo Secondary School and technical schools, and that 3,861 students were retaking the exam. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
IU to lose 222 degree programs following tightened statewide requirements
Indiana University will see a net loss of 222 degree programs across all its campuses following requirements added in an eleventh-hour provision to the state's budget. It's one of many universities around the state losing programs. To meet the state-imposed requirements, public universities across the state eliminated nearly 20% of their programs. Technically, IU is going to cut 249 total programs, but a university spokesperson said that degree mergers and consolidation will end in a net loss of 222 across all campuses. IU Bloomington will see 116 degrees cut, "taught out" or consolidated. About 55% of those programs will be merged or consolidated, and about 45% will be directly eliminated or taught out until elimination. A program being "taught out," means students currently pursuing a degree in those subjects will be allowed to complete their program. For automatic approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, degrees must maintain an average over three years of: 10 graduates for an associate's degree program 15 graduates for a bachelor's degree program Seven graduates for a master's degree program Three graduates for a doctorate degree program Otherwise, universities must request approval from the commission to keep low-enrollment degree programs. The low enrollment programs currently set for elimination, consolidation or to be taught out will still exist in the 2025-26 academic year. Final decisions on them won't take effect until the 2026-27 academic year. The programs currently on the Commission for Higher Education's list are recommendations from IU. The commission will review and finalize decisions based on those recommendations on July 24, according to an IU Today article. Gov. Mike Braun appoints 3 more trustees to Indiana University's board Degree programs with students enrolled aren't set to be eliminated off the bat — meaning the 22 programs eliminated at IUB don't have any students in them. Many of the eliminated or consolidated programs at IUB are in language studies, education and the sciences. View a full list here. For Catherine Pilachowski, the chair of IU's Department of Astronomy, the changes were workable. The astrophysics Ph.D., shared between them and the Department of Physics, is set to be taught out toward its elimination. The program will likely be consolidated into different degrees at both schools, with an astrophysics track available, Pilachowski said. For her department, that means an astronomy Ph.D. with a track for those wishing to focus on astrophysics. The department gets an average of four enrollments split between astronomy and astrophysics each year, Pilachowski said. But consolidation could hurt admissions for people looking to specifically study astrophysics, she said, meaning they have to work on communicating that expertise in the field is still available. Pilachowski wanted to emphasize that she thinks the College of Arts + Sciences did a good job communicating, listening and working to provide the best options for students. The teach out period for lengthy Ph.D. programs can take a while, Pilachowski said. So, the astrophysics Ph.D. may remain for some time. Contact Andrew Miller at AMiller@ This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: IU set to lose over 220 degree programs
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
IU to lose 222 degree programs following tightened statewide requirements
Indiana University will see a net loss of 222 degree programs across all its campuses following requirements added in an eleventh hour provision to the state's budget. It's one of many universities around the state losing programs. To meet the state-imposed requirements, public universities across the state eliminated nearly 20% of their programs. Technically, IU is going to cut 249 total programs, but a university spokesperson said that degree mergers and consolidation will end in a net loss of 222 across all campuses. IU Bloomington will see 116 degrees cut, "taught out" or consolidated. About 55% of those programs will be merged or consolidated, and about 45% will be directly eliminated or taught out until elimination. A program being "taught out," means students currently pursuing a degree in those subjects will be allowed to complete their program. For automatic approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, degrees must maintain an average over three years of: 10 graduates for an associate's degree program 15 graduates for a bachelor's degree program Seven graduates for a master's degree program Three graduates for a doctorate degree program Otherwise, universities must request approval from the commission to keep low-enrollment degree programs. The low enrollment programs currently set for elimination, consolidation or to be taught out will still exist in the 2025-26 academic year. Final decisions on them won't take effect until the 2026-27 academic year. The programs currently on the Commission for Higher Education's list are recommendations from IU. The commission will review and finalize decisions based on those recommendations on July 24, according to an IU Today article. Degree programs with students enrolled aren't set to be eliminated off the bat — meaning the 22 programs eliminated at IUB don't have any students in them. Many of the eliminated or consolidated programs at IUB are in language studies, education and the sciences. View a full list here. For Catherine Pilachowski, the chair of IU's Department of Astronomy, the changes were workable. The astrophysics Ph.D., shared between them and the Department of Physics, is set to be taught out toward its elimination. The program will likely be consolidated into different degrees at both schools, with an astrophysics track available, Pilachowski said. For her department, that means an astronomy Ph.D. with a track for those wishing to focus on astrophysics. The department gets an average of four enrollments split between astronomy and astrophysics each year, Pilachowski said. But consolidation could hurt admissions for people looking to specifically study astrophysics, she said, meaning they have to work on communicating that expertise in the field is still available. Pilachowski wanted to emphasize that she thinks the College of Arts + Sciences did a good job communicating, listening and working to provide the best options for students. The teach out period for lengthy Ph.D. programs can take a while, Pilachowski said. So, the astrophysics Ph.D. may remain for some time. Contact Andrew Miller at AMiller@ This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: IU set to lose over 220 degree programs
