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26 février 2018

First university to start a branch in another state

By Michael Gardner. Representatives of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), in Bavaria, and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation have signed an agreement supporting the development of a Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University campus into a TUM branch. Funding via a specially set up endowment is to support a total of 20 new professorships. More...

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26 février 2018

Universities divided over decoupling from the state

By Jan Petter Myklebust. New Minister of Research and Higher Education Iselin Nybø has confirmed that the government is going ahead with work on a feasibility study on university governance, investigating among other models a decoupling of the universities from the state. More...

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26 février 2018

PM orders investigation of burglaries of China expert

By Yojana Sharma. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week ordered security agencies to investigate break-ins at the home and university office of an academic researching China’s influence in the country. The academic had been warned that she could be targeted if she did not toe Beijing’s official line. More...

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26 février 2018

Government seeks grand conversation on education reform

By Brendan O’Malley. The government has announced its three-year education work programme for the first major reform of the entire education system since 1989. More...

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26 février 2018

Prime minister announces review of tertiary education

By Brendan O’Malley. The higher education reforms of recent years under which student tuition fees have more than tripled, have made equality of access to university more difficult and have created one of the most expensive systems in the world. More...

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26 février 2018

University admissions reform – What effect will it have?

By Gilbert Nakweya. Both public and private universities in Kenya are suffering from significantly reduced student intakes following government changes to university admissions policies which have resulted in a drop in candidates eligible for university study. More...

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26 février 2018

Rights groups condemn deportation of academics and others

By Tunde Fatunde. International human rights groups have condemned the Nigerian government for deporting 47 Cameroon nationals, six of whom are university lecturers. They were deported on suspicion of being 'terrorists' and are now being held by security forces in Cameroon. More...

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26 février 2018

Diverse responses to open education

By Henry Trotter. Educators in Asia’s diverse higher education sector are increasingly calling for educational resources that are more affordable for students, have undergone stringent quality assurance processes, and are of greater relevance to their local contexts. More...

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26 février 2018

The challenge of open and accessible education

By Henry Trotter. Many South American students face severe infrastructural and resource challenges in accessing tertiary education. Obstacles include a lack of affordable textbooks, computers and broadband connectivity, a situation compounded by a lack of clear policy on how to address challenges related to issues of poor access and quality of education. More...

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26 février 2018

Opportunities and obstacles for open education

By Henry Trotter. Given the social, financial and infrastructural challenges facing many African universities, could the provision of free and open educational materials to students and educators improve higher education provision on the continent. More...

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