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The admission thresholds for physiotherapy programs have significantly changed this year. While last year, only ELTE required a score of 340 or higher to be admitted, this year a score of at least that amount was required for admission to five universities, with Pázmány experiencing the largest increase: the admission threshold increased by 144 points in a single year.
On Thursday evening, thousands of applicants eagerly awaited the moment when they would find out if they had been accepted into their dream university. After the release of the results, celebrations erupted: there was dancing, crying, and emotional embraces, and some people even met and discovered that they would be classmates starting in September.
3 Programmatic Accreditors Withdraw From Federal Recognition jessica.blake@… Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said the withdrawals relate to the Trump administration’s higher standards. But at least one accrediting group disputes that. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination Sara Weissman Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM For decades, the Office for Civil Rights investigated whether educational institutions’ policies disparately impacted minority groups in discriminatory ways. Not anymore. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Fumbling Toward an AI Policy Sara Brady Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM You can pry my em dashes from my cold, dead hands. Byline(s) Matt Reed
Harvard President Discusses Federal Fight Josh Moody Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Alan Garber talked about the university’s legal fight with the federal government—and its implications for higher ed and the nation—in an interview at an event in D.C. Thursday. Byline(s) Josh Moody
NVIDIA CEO Donates $75M to Vanderbilt San Francisco Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
On Keeping Sanity and Purpose While Higher Ed and DEI Are Under Attack Elizabeth Redden Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM I offer four considerations to help navigate the year ahead. Byline(s) Cameron C. Beatty
Turning Apprenticeships Into Degrees Joshua.Bay Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Michigan’s apprenticeship-credit initiative helps working adults apply job training toward an associate degree and future education. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
UNC, Virginia Tech to Partner With Defense on Senior Leadership Johanna Alonso Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
White House Seeks to Steer More Research Funding Away From Academia Ryan Quinn Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
There are some teacher training programs where a significantly higher score was required to qualify, while in others, the threshold remained or even decreased compared to last year. Significant differences have emerged between universities based on this year’s admission results.