By Arina Ulyanova. With the Arctic becoming an object of steadily growing attention, Murmansk Oblast establishes the “Arctic University” to prepare Barents students for jobs in Arctic oil and gas projects. More...
18 novembre 2015
18 novembre 2015
Kiron University: Open only for refugees
By Will Heilpern. Imagine a university that could provide an education to refugees, wherever they are in the world, for free.
Not only would this give displaced people a higher chance of employment in their new countries, but it would provide a social and professional network where they can meet others facing similar challenges.
But with 42,500 people being forced from their homes every day, who could afford such a monumental project?
The answer comes, as it does so often these days, in the form of crowd-funding. More...
18 novembre 2015
Backlash prompts Japan to rethink controversial university policy
By Julian Ryall. Japan's education ministry claims reports that it was ordering universities to scrap subjects such as philosophy and political science are a "misunderstanding." But 26 schools are still doing away with the courses. More...
18 novembre 2015
Putin Pledges Support To Russian-language Media, Universities Abroad
By Shirley Zhao and Laura Zhou. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow would continue to support Russian-language media abroad that provides "objective and honest" information on Russia and "its achievements." More...
18 novembre 2015
Higher education in Singapore: A bias toward aspirations
By Jee Y. Geronimo. Here's one of the secrets of Singapore, home to some of the best higher education institutions in Asia: its higher education sector has a "greater bias" toward aspirations of learners in its admission system. More...
18 novembre 2015
How For-Profit Colleges Hang on to Federal Funding
By Annie Waldman. For-profit universities have had another rough year, with big players facing federal scrutiny for everything from predatory loans to outright fraud. More...
18 novembre 2015
‘Mother-tongue teaching policy to blame’ as Hong Kong slides down English proficiency index for second year in a row
By Shirley Zhao and Laura Zhou. Hong Kong has dropped in a global ranking on English proficiency for the second consecutive year, reviving concerns over English education becoming "stratified" under the government policy of mother-tongue teaching.
On the latest English proficiency index compiled by EF English First, a Swedish-owned international English training institution, Hong Kong ranked 33rd among 70 countries and territories - a slight decline from its ranking last year of 31. More...
18 novembre 2015
The new generation war
Make peace, not war: With research grant success rates well below 20 per cent, it’s little surprise there are rising tensions over who gets what. And those tensions have now spilt over into a full-scale generation war. Writing in The Conversation, Michael Brown, Adam Micolich, and Gaetan Burgio note that in 2014 the Australian Research Council awarded 285 Discovery project grants to researchers aged over 60, while just 23 were awarded researchers under 30. More...
18 novembre 2015
International Conference on Higher Education Ranking underway
A three-day International Conference on Higher Education Ranking dubbed: “Ranking in Higher Education – New Developments and Implications for African Universities,” is underway in Accra.
The conference which coincides with the International Deans Court Conference, is being hosted by the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
It has brought together 35 participants from 15 African countries, in addition to other delegates from Europe. Voir l'article...
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