Moves by the Scottish First Minister to keep university education for Scottish students free are in stark contrast to thinking further south in Whitehall.
After 18 years spent tracking the lives of 292 Helsinki University students, the Academy of Finland has concluded that a bit of fun while at university is not a bad idea after all.
A free website backed by the Capella Education Company has introduced a moderated wiki-service, in which volunteers rate web-based information for accuracy that others verify.
Interest in overseas education in the English language medium is heating up. This time universities in Germany, China and Malaysia are muscling in on the action.
Almost while Western Business Schools were dozing, India established an Institution that the Financial Times of London judges among the Top 20 in the World.
