The She Figures 2015 is the 'go-to' document for anyone interested in gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the current state of gender equality in research and innovation in the European Union. In addition to comparable statistics on women and men amongst PhD graduates, researchers and decision-makers, it sheds light on differences in working conditions. It also presents for the first time the situation of men and women in scientific publications and patent applications, as well as the inclusion of the gender dimension in scientific articles.
The She Figures was produced in close collaboration between the European Commission, Eurostat, the Helsinki Group on Gender in Research and Innovation and Statistical Correspondents. More...

European learners are increasingly diverse. There are a growing number of students in Europe’s education systems that are from a minority and/or migrant background, and this is presenting a unique challenge to policy makers at EU, national and local level.
Students with a migrant/minority background on average exhibit lower educational attainment than their peers, but this can be tackled by greater diversity in the teaching profession. More teachers from a diverse background can support the evolving needs of the increasingly diverse learner population by building bridges with local migrant communities and acting as positive role models. More...

By Tina Haussen and Silke Übelmesser. In all OECD countries, higher education is financed by a mix of public contributions (e.g. income taxes levied on labour income) and private contributions (e.g. tuition fees paid by students). Often, the public share clearly dominates. However, within the last two decades almost half of the OECD countries have introduced or increased tuition fees. During the same period, the number of international students has risen rapidly.
In tertiary education systems that are partly publicly funded, there are two possible causal relationships between student migration and the financing of higher education. First, it may be that the migration decisions of students are affected by the extent of private contributions, e.g. tuition fees. While comparably high public contributions may attract students from abroad, high tuition fees can prevent young people from studying in a foreign country. The empirical evidence is however not fully clear. The contradictory state of research in this area motivated us to analyse whether the second causal link – namely, that student migration induces changes in governmental policies – may also be possible. More...

Philip Altbach's new book has just been released by John Hopkins University Press. Global Perspectives on Higher Education gathers up-to-date version of his best insights. Altbach discusses the global trends that increasingly affect higher education, including the implications of mass enrollments, the logic of mass higher education systems around the world, specific challenges facing Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and globalization. More...

This report is the first in the new CIHE Perspectives series and explores the phenomenon of international advisory councils (IACs) at universities around the world. The study advances a typology of IACs, offers suggestions on how the activity of IACs can be improved, and provides useful considerations for the creation of new IAC structures. More...

This paper examines a network approach to leadership that creates transparency around institutional financial data using business model analysis. The network approach shifts shared governance from an emphasis on institutional dialogue and coherence towards institutional performance based on agreed upon metrics by empowering those on the front lines to make data-informed decisions that improve institutional practices aligned with performance outcomes.
As tuition levels rise, there are growing calls for fiscal responsibility and expectations that colleges and universities will use data to drive financial decisions and to tie expenditures to student outcomes. Many institutions, however, lack tools necessary to forge those connections and are forced to make financial decisions in the dark.
Evolving Higher Education Business Models: Leading with Data to Deliver Results (PDF) 1MB. More...

The document addresses issues that members of both our organisations have been concerned about for quite some time and now enables a much-desired best-practice approach. It also signals the start of a closer collaboration between Universities Australia and Professions Australia as well as our respective members. We believe that this collaboration will be a sound foundation for our both contributions to 21^st Century Australia. The Statement is an essential document for associations who carry out the professional accreditation of university courses as well as those associations who would like to know more about accreditation principles and roles and the responsibilities of universities and professional associations undertaking accreditation. More...

En juillet 2013, le Groupe d'experts « Compétitivité et Emploi » (GECE) a transmis un premier rapport au gouvernement fédéral. Dans ce rapport, le GECE s’est notamment penché sur les efforts de formation des entreprises. Un objectif légal a en effet été fixé en ce qui concerne les initiatives de formation. Il stipule que les entreprises doivent consacrer globalement 1,9 % de leur masse salariale totale à la formation. La réalisation concrète de cet objectif a toutefois fait l'objet de divergences de vue. Aussi, le GECE a été chargé d'analyser objectivement cette norme légale de 1,9%. Voir l'article...

The World Employment and Social Outlook is the ILO’s flagship report on world of work issues. Exploring the inter-connected nature of macroeconomic policies on the one hand, and employment and social outcomes on the other, it analyses which policy combinations are most effective in delivering high employment and balanced incomes. The publication also provides readers with the most up-to-date global as well as regional labour market and social indicators.
Download: World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2016‎pdf - 3.8 MB. More...

La moitié des Français estiment être confrontés personnellement à des difficultés invisibles
Dans l’optique d’approfondir la compréhension du phénomène de l’invisibilité sociale dans toute la potentialité de sa diversité, des publics comme des difficultés auxquels il renvoie, l’Observatoire national de la pauvreté et de l’exclusion sociale (ONPES) a confié au CRÉDOC la réalisation d’une étude quantitative qui, loin de cibler des catégories de population préconstruites, identifiées par la recherche comme particulièrement exposées à l’invisibilité sociale, porte sur un échantillon représentatif de la population française.
Le constat probablement le plus marquant de l’investigation est l’ampleur du sentiment d’invisibilité sociale. La moitié des Français estiment être confrontés personnellement « très souvent » ou « assez souvent » à des difficultés invisibles, qui ne seraient pas considérées par les pouvoirs publics ou les médias. Plus largement, sept sur dix pensent que ce phénomène touche « beaucoup » de leurs concitoyens en France, et 85% que cela concerne au moins quelques personnes.
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ONPES_CREDOC_rapport_invisibilite_sociale_091115.pdf (PDF - 839.6 ko). Voir l'article...