Schwere Gemäuer, grazile Schnitzereien, jahrhundertealte Bücher: Die schönsten Universitäten der Welt stehen nicht nur in Oxford und Paris. Wo noch, das verrät ein neuer Fotoband - und unser Quiz über skurrile Geschichten der besten Hochschulen. Mehr...
Von Giorgos Christides. In Griechenland kannte kaum einer die Universität in Kozani. Bis zu dieser Woche: Peristera Baziana, die medienscheue Lebensgefährtin von Premierminister Tsipras, lehrt dort nun als Dozentin - und hat damit nicht nur die Journalisten aufgeschreckt. Mehr...
Von Jan-Martin Wiarda. Wettkampf um den Fördertopf: Elf deutsche Hochschulen dürfen sich "exzellent" nennen. Wird das so bleiben? 2017 geht die Exzellenzinitiative in eine neue Runde, ihre Zukunft wird jetzt entschieden. Mehr...
Refugee situation is a topic gaining substantial amount in European societies at the moment. The need for solutions spans from the short term need to find accomodation and food, to more long term concerns.
The EU has launched an initiative to support those with academic backgrounds who now find themselves in a refugee situation. More...
By Benjamin Plackett. The Times Higher Education released a list this week of what it believes to be the best 801 universities in the world.
The top ten positions are dominated by familiar institutions in the United Kingdom and United States, but changes to the data source for some of the metrics has allowed more Arab universities to shine through.
While they may not occupy high up positions, the United Arab Emirates University and the American University of Sharjah were placed in the 501-600 and 601-800 bands respectively—after the top 200 positions, Times Higher Education groups universities into these broader categories. This marks the first time the UAE has seen any of its universities on the list.
Several other Arab countries also made the cut for the first time this year, including Jordan, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The best performer in the region was Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University, which fell into the 251-300 category. More...
By Benjamin Plackett. Predatory publishers that don’t take science seriously are exploiting those eager to climb the academic career ladder.
Universities rely on publishing as a measure of a researcher’s success. Predatory publishers charge the researchers to publish their papers without providing genuine peer review. More...
By Eman Kamel. An education conference this month helped to launch the first MENA General Education Network.
The “Education in the 21st Century” conference, organized by Qatar University, brought together leaders of general-education programs that develop core curricula. More...
By Rania Tarek. Students at Cairo University are disappointed with courses conducted in English that promise—for a premium—to give them a leg up in the global economy. Instead, they say the courses are just a cash cow neglected by faculty. More...
By . The Ministry of Higher Education in Mauritania expects to start a television channel specializing in broadcasting educational material to university students. The first of its kind in the country, the channel will start broadcasting its material at the onset of next year on Arabsat, the Arab satellite television network. More...
Portfolium, an ePortfolio and Career Readiness Network, has signed a 3-year agreement with the Cal State University System, making Portfolium the sponsored provider of ePortfolio networks to CSU’s 460,000 students and 3,000,000 alumni from all 23 CSU campuses. More...
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