On-campus study options remain significantly the preferred study preference among postgraduate students, a survey of 16,000 prospective students has found.

New York City’s Columbia University says it is “exploring options” to pay doctoral students overseas for lessons provided to students online, following pressure.

International doctoral students will be exempt from the higher fee regime for non-EEA students announced last year, the French press has reported.

Countries in east Africa are considering harmonising standards of postgraduate training, observing that there exists no clear standards of either training or supervision at graduate level