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8 juin 2017

Combined university research output less than Cambridge

All the central universities in India put together have a lesser research output than either of the world's top two ranking universities – Cambridge and Stanford – according to a study that paints a dismal picture of the state of scientific research in the country, reports the Press Trust of India. More...

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8 juin 2017

Study examines perceptions of pathway programmes

According to a new report, the main reason universities partner with outside companies to offer pathway programmes for international students is to increase recruitment and enrolment of international undergraduates, while their main reasons for not partnering are concerns about academic standards and loss of control over the admissions process, writes Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed. More...

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8 juin 2017

IP Group pours millions into commercialising research

Listed United Kingdom technology investor IP Group will pour AU$200 million (US$148 million) into commercialising research at top universities in Australia and New Zealand in what universities say is a "massive vote of confidence" from global capital markets in local innovation, writes Tim Dodd for the Financial Review. More...

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8 juin 2017

Universities face court case over use of English

A lobby group that works to boost educational standards in the Netherlands is planning to take the government to court because too many college and university courses are being given in English, reports DutchNews.nl. More...

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8 juin 2017

New York talks in Hungarian university stand-off

The president of a university in Budapest, which says it is under threat of forced closure, says talks on its future have begun between the Hungarian government and the state of New York, writes Sean Coughlan for BBC News. More...

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8 juin 2017

Racial disparities persist at universities – Survey

There are still deep racial disparities among young adults at universities in South Africa, the General Household Survey released last week shows, writes Alex Mitchley for News24. More...

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8 juin 2017

Country reaps rewards of higher education investment

Over the past decade, the government of Ecuador has spent a total of US$13.9 billion on higher learning – 2% of the country's gross domestic product, reports TeleSUR. More...

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8 juin 2017

First ‘Monument to an Anonymous Peer Reviewer’

A Monument to an Anonymous Peer Reviewer – believed to be the world’s first – has been unveiled at top Russian institution the National Research University Higher School of Economics or HSE in Moscow. More...

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8 juin 2017

Transnational education – A classification framework

By Karen MacGregor. Nearly 100 policy-makers and higher education experts from 30 countries contributed to a new classification framework and data collection guidelines for transnational education – released at Going Global 2017 in London – that will help countries gather data to inform policies, regulations and enrolment planning. More...

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8 juin 2017

Trump decision to leave Paris accord hurts US and world

By Travis N Rieder, Anthony Janetos, Kevin Trenberth, Marina v N Whitman and Matthew Russell. President Donald Trump stunned the world on 1 June by announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a landmark global agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions and minimise harm from climate change. Academics and scientists analyse what the move means for the planet, US businesses and the world’s poor. More...

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