With the recent online publication of the February 2018 Journal of Studies in International Education it's time for another post in the blog series that highlights relevant academic research. Authors in this issue explore the institutional and government rationales for recruiting international students, international student perceptions of their needs, institutional policies encouraging study abroad and development of transnational higher education. More...
It wasn't always this challenging. Sure, even in the past some people were not exactly enthusiastic about internationalisation and international higher education, but at least you were not often met with active resistance. But times have changed. These days there are direct attacks on what we do and what we believe in. Parts of our society do not take the positive impact or benefit of international experience at face value. Others seem to consider internationalisation as an affront to national culture and institutional heritage. More...
Are you considering developing English-taught bachelor’s programmes (ETBs) or are you in the process of expanding your offering? Higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly offering ETBs, an endeavour that involves the entire institution. Read these practice-based tips from higher education professionals to make your ETBs a success. More...
The authors argue that administrators and stakeholders “should look for rankings which are consistent over time, cover multiple areas of measurement and are less reliant on peer reputation” and that rankings that include self-reported data and reputation surveys are less helpful. More...
Clarivate Analytics has just published a report on research in artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Asia, which is based on citation and publication data derived from InCites. More...
UBI Global is a group of entrepreneurs based in Sweden that focuses on university-based incubators. Its mission is to collect data on successful start-up companies and to improve the efficiency of business incubators and business accelerators through comprehensive benchmarking. Since 2013 it has published world and regional rankings in order to help university-linked incubation programs become more efficient and competitive. More...
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has been publishing subject rankings since 2011. The latest edition covers 48 subjects, including new rankings for Classics and Ancient History and Library and Information Management, plus five broad subject groups. These rankings are dominated by the USA and the UK, more specifically by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard, and Oxford, which are ranked in the first place for 14, 12 and 4 subjects respectively. More...
Swiss universities have an enviable reputation for academic excellence, one that is confirmed by the global rankings. ETH Zurich (Federal institute of Technology) is currently ranked tenth in the QS and THE World University Rankings and nineteenth in the Shanghai ARWU rankings. More...
The National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) of Pakistan has released a list of business schools in the top category.
The council was established by the Higher Education Commission in 2007 and classifies business schools into three groups W, X and Y. W Category Business Schools are accredited for five years and have reached a score of 80% for the Council’s criteria. More...
Over the last few years, Russia has been concerned about the quality of its universities. The country has taken a keen interest in established global rankings and has started the 5 TOP 100 project to get five universities into the world’s top 100 universities. In addition, two new global rankings based in Russia, Round University Ranking and the Three Missions University Rankings, have appeared. More...
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