http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12686570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Knowledge economy section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:38 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12686570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 How Estonia was converted into E-stonia in its drive for an online economy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22317297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22317297 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:15:24 GMT Sleep deprivation is a significant hidden factor in pupils' underachievement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:20:31 GMT Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says online universities will end dull lectures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160988#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160988 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:29:29 GMT An international team from Oxford University investigates global threats to humanity's future http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22002530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22002530 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:42:57 GMT The US faces a future where the younger generation will be less educated than the older http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20154358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20154358 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:03:17 GMT Are low-cost private schools the answer to millions missing education around the world? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20641059#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20641059 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:08:48 GMT They're rich, they're famous... they're teaching maths. Meet Hong Kong's celebrity tutors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20085558#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20085558 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:13:16 GMT Qatar plans to use its oil and gas to reach out-of-school children http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20393751#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20393751 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:18:31 GMT The Philippines becomes the world’s low-cost English teacher http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20066890#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20066890 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:44:43 GMT An international training centre will teach online tactics to human rights campaigners http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20085559#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20085559 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:47:14 GMT On the verge of cracking the world's oldest undeciphered writing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19964786#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19964786 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:01:23 GMT Global support for Malala should drive the campaign for girls' education says Gordon Brown. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20045482#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20045482 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:01:03 GMT But the world can't keep its promise to get all pupils into primary school http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19661898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19661898 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:41:34 GMT By the end of the decade, four out of 10 of young graduates will be from China and India http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18646423#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18646423 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:01:14 GMT 'It's the economy, clever,' says New York as it builds a tech campus for future jobs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18497565#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18497565 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:08:52 GMT One of Italy's top ranking universities is switching to teaching in English http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17958520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17958520 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:59 GMT Lost lives and lost lessons: When teachers and pupils become casualties of war http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18509093#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18509093 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:22:01 GMT US universities have found the ultimate cure for writer's block. It's called Paris http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18725140#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18725140 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:05:38 GMT Is this the formula for a university revolution? Online courses move into the mainstream http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18191589#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18191589 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:42:13 GMT Are China's children really the world's top-performing students? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17585201#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17585201 Tue, 08 May 2012 23:03:10 GMT Ancient Greek wisdom for the modern Greek financial crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18255039#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18255039 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:53:00 GMT From martial law to modernisation: How Poland's schools are overtaking the west http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18151512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18151512 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:02:48 GMT Singapore's world-leading schools want their next steps to be more creative http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17891211#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17891211 Tue, 22 May 2012 23:03:09 GMT Why Qatar is putting such an emphasis on investing in education http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18151511#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18151511 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:54:26 GMT New York's iZone project wants to re-invent a school for changing times http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15358964#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15358964 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:34:58 GMT With fees rising and horizons widening, UK students are switching to US universities http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15963688#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15963688 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:40:22 GMT Coming to a screen near you. Online lessons create a global classroom http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722194 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:37:47 GMT What difference can building design make to the quality of education? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14975270#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14975270 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:30:10 GMT South Korea's schools are switching to a digital curriculum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15175962#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15175962 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:38 GMT The first global education 'laureate' issues a challenge on fairness http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15546976#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15546976 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:03:16 GMT Flagship UK educational technology show moves to Abu Dhabi http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15520946#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15520946 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:19:46 GMT One in three of the children missing out on education around the world has a disability http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15183284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15183284 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:27:07 GMT How Chinese cities are winning the race to have the highest-performing schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14812822#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14812822 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:05:05 GMT Europe looks to a hi-tech future to re-boot its jobs market http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14949538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14949538 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:04:50 GMT Universities around the world are looking at how to turn ideas into businesses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12733522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12733522 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:53:45 GMT Why are African universities missing from global league tables? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12671197#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12671197 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:05:52 GMT German universities come top of a league table for overseas students http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12610268#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12610268 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:19:00 GMT University numbers are becoming a global measure of economic success http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597811#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597811 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:16:35 GMT India plans to create one of the world's biggest university systems http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597815#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597815 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:32:36 GMT Tony Blair sets out the role of universities in a global battle of ideas http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597817#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597817 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:03:56 GMT Universities open their virtual doors by putting their lectures online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12766562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12766562 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:04:59 GMT The number of international students has risen to record levels - with China driving the growth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12671198#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12671198 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:19:29 GMT Qatar is investing its oil wealth to become a global centre for higher education http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12680358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12680358 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:01:39 GMT Estonia's schools are teaching children as young as seven how to programme computers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22515406#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22515406 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:56:13 GMT Lack of sleep blights children's education http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22436556#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22436556 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:47:14 GMT Meet Hong Kong's 'tutor kings and queens' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20496462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20496462 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:16:52 GMT Much cheaper lessons and a convincing US accent are bringing a fast-increasing number of students to learn English in the Philippines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20221155#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20221155 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:58:13 GMT Online university courses are growing rapidly, but how can examiners make sure that the right people are answering the questions? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20094747#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20094747 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:08:00 GMT The BBC's Jane O'Brien visits Roosevelt Island in New York City, the site of a planned Cornell University technology campus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18601815#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18601815 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:34:12 GMT MIT and Harvard are promising to revolutionise university with a project to design courses to be delivered free online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18518508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18518508 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:27:11 GMT The Gulf state of Qatar has played host to a major global summit to explore improving education and promoting wider economic development. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15778007#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15778007 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:55:20 GMT Three Chinese students at London universities give their thoughts on why Shanghai and Hong Kong top international league tables for schools. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15258223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15258223 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:19:16 GMT The Gulf kingdom of Qatar is spending billions on a plan to become a global knowledge hub. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12780751#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12780751 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:29:53 GMT BBC News spoke to German and international students taking part in a seminar at the Berlin Freie Universitat after Germany was voted top of an international index showing how well countries support overseas students. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12682858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12682858 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:28:32 GMT Imperial College in London, one of the world's top ranking science institutions, is putting lectures and materials on a free online downloading service for students, called iTunes U. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12790306#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12790306 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:04:37 GMT As part of its policy of globalisation, Helsinki's Aalto University has set up a special double degree with Tongji University in China. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12613670#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12613670 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:44:52 GMT With new business possibilities emerging, the desire to learn Chinese Mandarin is increasing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12748780#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12748780 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:39:42 GMT Any feedback or ideas for the BBC's Knowledge economy series? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15838288#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15838288 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:34:53 GMT South African university makes Zulu classes compulsory http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22552505#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22552505 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:19 GMT Online universities move into lessons for teachers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22368498#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22368498 Wed, 01 May 2013 13:59:48 GMT Free tuition in India for competitive government exams http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21826367#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21826367 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:02:00 GMT Teachers in Mexico protest against education changes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22289368#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22289368 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:37:07 GMT Can Shakespeare's identity ever be confirmed? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22206151#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22206151 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:44:50 GMT The hybrid form of English taking over in India's schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20500312#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20500312 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:02:50 GMT Gates Foundation funds adapting online courses for colleges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20393753#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20393753 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:48:06 GMT Sri Lanka's universities are shut down by the government http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19325358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19325358 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:18:17 GMT Afghanistan's textbooks are accused of avoiding its troubled history http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18579315#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18579315 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:48:34 GMT Students told they must stay in the country for 10 years http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19213488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19213488 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:47:19 GMT More top universities sign up to put their courses online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18857999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18857999 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:44:46 GMT UK pupils attend a summer school for US universities http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18875977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18875977 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:32:07 GMT Hubs of technology talent are springing up all over Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18878585#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18878585 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:00:45 GMT How students in Shanghai faced China's university entrance exam http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18349873#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18349873 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:14:09 GMT US schools are selling unfilled places to overseas pupils http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18342083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18342083 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:12:36 GMT Schools and universities in Spain close in strike over education cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18156931#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18156931 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:42:48 GMT Quebec passes an emergency bill to quell student protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18121448#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18121448 Sat, 19 May 2012 02:18:55 GMT Middle-class families in the US worry about being able to afford college http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17911954#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17911954 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:12:01 GMT Keele is the first English university to join the US admissions system http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17897360#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17897360 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:31:10 GMT