By Beckie Smith. The Institute of English Language Studies Malta, one of the largest English language schools in Malta and Gozo, has acquired Magister Academy, one of the island’s original English schools. More...
8 février 2015
8 février 2015
Russia’s top universities establish joint student recruitment centre
By Beckie Smith. Russia’s 15-strong Association of Global Universities is in the process of establishing a unified student recruitment initiative that aims to recruit up to 15,000 international students annually. More...
8 février 2015
Schools take aim at world stage
The Top Global University Project is a funding project that aims to enhance the international compatibility and competitiveness of higher education in Japan.
It provides prioritized support for the world-class and innovative universities that lead the internationalization of Japanese universities. Selected universities are expected to press forward with comprehensive internationalization and university reform. More...
8 février 2015
Scottish university to refund students who fail their degrees
By Emily Devine. Students who fail their degree courses at one of Scotland’s largest, most modern universities could face a far more palatable fate than they imagined: a full fee refund.
The University of West Scotland (UWS) is considering the introduction of a rebate system for fee-paying students who fail to complete their programmes of study despite full participation and engagement. Scottish and EU students are eligible for free tuition under the current higher education system, but non-EU international students and those from elsewhere in the UK could benefit significantly from the proposal. More...
8 février 2015
The Top Five Research Universities in MENA? Maybe
By Benjamin Plackett. An early peek at the Times Higher Education’s list of the best research universities in the Middle East and North Africa has selections that may raise some scientists and scholars’ eyebrows:The Times Higher Education (THE) choices for the top five research institutions in the region are:
– Texas A&M at Qatar
– Lebanese American University
– King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia)
– Qatar University
– American University of Beirut
Strong variation between THE results and other rankings companies may hint at the difficulty of getting robust data in the MENA region and of doing reliable rankings—problems that rankings critics have long pointed out. THE is tackling the critics head on by releasing its “sneak peek” and then discussing its criteria at a conference later this month. More...
8 février 2015
Office Mix now works with Moodle open source LMS
Microsoft Open Technologies Inc. (MS Open Tech) recently announced a partnership with Remote-Learner to integrate Office 365 and the Moodle learning management system (LMS).
The LMS Moodle is now integrated with OneNote, OneDrive for Business, the Office 365 Outlook Calendar, and Office Mix. More...
8 février 2015
FY 2016 budget targets higher-ed opportunity
More students would have access to higher education under President Obama’s FY 2016 budget request, which he sent to Congress on Feb. 2, 2015. More...
8 février 2015
Why these 5 campus security concerns are high-priority
By Phillip Britt. Security of college students is a growing concern for the students themselves; for their parents, relatives and friends; and for colleges and universities. The security concerns are two fold, both for the physical security of the students themselves and for the security of the student data on university systems. More...
8 février 2015
College students taking online courses miss professors
By Rick Armon. The study shows how important it is to encourage more communication — albeit over the computer — between instructors and students, especially at a time when so-called distance learning is becoming more popular.
The National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 5.4 million college students, or 25.8 percent, took at least one online course in 2012, the latest year that data were available. More...
8 février 2015
How to take adaptive learning to the next level
By Robert Manzer, Wendy Johnson, and Molly Sheahan. American InterContinental University shares how an in-depth training program built around empowering faculty is the key to optimizing adaptive learning technology for students’ benefit. More...
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