“Drop the plans”, say sons of men facing the death penalty
The families of two scholars facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia have joined opposition to Cambridge Judge Business School’s proposal to run courses for the Saudi defence ministry. It follows Exeter’s Riyadh agreement in August, and it is the same question in sharper form: which governments a university will teach for, and who decides.
The framework that is supposed to police recruitment agents
Two academics examine the Agent Quality Framework — the voluntary standard covering the agents who recruit international students — and argue it delivers the appearance of compliance rather than the substance. If you are applying through an agent, the framework is what you would complain under, and knowing whether your agent has signed it is worth five minutes.