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7 avril 2014

Libraries test a model for setting monographs free

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By Jennifer Howard, The Chronicle of Higher Education. Librarians love to get free books into the hands of scholars and students who need them. Publishers love it when their books find readers - but they also need to cover the costs of turning an idea into a finished monograph. Now a non-profit group called Knowledge Unlatched is trying out a new open access model designed to make both librarians and publishers happy. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Vice-chancellors explore research potential and limits

By Karen MacGregor. South African vice-chancellors called for renewal of the academy, more and better postgraduate training and greater policy coordination at their biennial research and innovation conference last week. There was a lively debate over differentiation, and a decision to meet with captains of industry and forge more productive relations with the private sector. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Universities a battleground for capturing youth vote

By Alya Mishra. Universities in India could be a frontline for political parties hoping to capture the considerable youth vote during national parliamentary elections that kick off on 7 April. Recent opinion polls and commentators agree that first-time voters could be a significant factor influencing the outcome. According to Census 2011 data, battleground 2014 will have 149.36 million first-time voters aged between 18 and 23 years. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

German-supported computer centre opens in Kandahar

By Michael Gardner. The latest of Afghanistan's five planned national research centres has been opened at Kandahar University. The centres are being set up by the German Academic Exchange Service, or DAAD, in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin. The computer centres are the cornerstones of a nationwide academic IT network. Funding has been provided by the German foreign office. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Melbourne and Tsinghua establish virtual campus

By Geoff Maslen. A cloud-based 'virtual' campus will be established between Melbourne and Tsinghua universities following the signing of an agreement between the heads of the two institutions. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

First global contest over innovative pedagogy

The first global competition for the "most innovative pedagogical approaches in higher education" was announced last week by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and London-based QS Quacquarelli Symonds, which publishes the QS World University Rankings. Called "The Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014 - Reimagine Education", the contest will provide all universities and enterprises around the world with opportunities to showcase innovation in e-learning, blended and classroom-based learning. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Universities across continents explore Glocal Classroom

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Four universities on four continents have embarked on a programme to share expertise and best practices in blending classroom and virtual teaching and learning experiences. The universities of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Guelph in Canada, Malmo in Sweden and Flinders in Australia kicked off the first of four conferences on transforming education through technological innovation on 25-26 March at the Wallenberg Research Centre in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

New minister for HE and research in enlarged ministry

By Jane Marshall. France has a new government, including a new minister in charge of higher education and research. Genevieve Fioraso has been replaced by Benoit Hamon, who takes over an enlarged Ministry for National Education, Higher Education and Research. Hamon (47) joins the government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who has replaced Jean-Marc Ayrault following poor results for the Socialist Party of President Francois Hollande in municipal elections at the end of March. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Mega-reforms to HE proposed by quality commission

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Denmark's Quality Commission has proposed sweeping reforms to higher education, in its first report released last Thursday. Among them are tougher admission requirements and the extension of bachelor degrees to four years of full-time study. The response from universities and students has been negative. Read more...

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7 avril 2014

Students moving abroad risk arrest for loan defaulting

By David Jobbins. New Zealanders with student loans now run the risk of arrest if they move overseas and get behind on their loan repayments. From 1 April, the Inland Revenue Department gained the power to seek arrest warrants for overseas-based borrowers with significant arrears. Read more...

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