30 juin 2013
Women tops in higher education but still earn less
Gender differences persist in educational attainment, employment rates and earnings. In OECD countries, younger women have higher attainment rates than younger men in upper secondary and tertiary education. But, despite a larger proportion of women than men having a tertiary education, women’s employment rates and wages are lower than those of similarly qualified men, the Education at a Glance 2013 report notes. Even if tertiary attainment rates in OECD countries have increased in recent years, less than 35% of both men and women attain tertiary education. Read more...International students boost graduation rates
Foreign students have a marked impact on estimated graduation rates, according to the compilers of the Education at a Glance report. By definition, the students are considered first-time graduates, regardless of their previous education in other countries. So an international student who enters and graduates from a second-degree programme will be considered a first-time graduate in the country of destination. Read more...Rising numbers with more than one degree
Based on 2011 patterns of graduation, on average across OECD countries 39% of young people will graduate from tertiary-type A first-degree programmes, often called a bachelor degree, and 17% from tertiary-type A second-degree programmes, often called a masters, the Education at a Glance 2013 report states. For first-degree programmes, the graduation rate equals or exceeds 50% in Australia, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Poland and the Russian Federation. But the proportion falls to 25% or less in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey. Read more...Journalism schools proliferate, jobs disappear
By Katherine Forestier. The proliferation of journalism programmes around the world came under scathing attack at the Worldviews conference for unscrupulously recruiting too many students for the limited jobs available, and for being ossified in their curricula. The attack was made by Adrian Monck, former dean of City University of London’s journalism school and now managing director and head of communications and media for the World Economic Forum. Read more...University turns to public-private partnerships for more hostels
By Moses Magadza. The newly established University of Namibia (UNAM) School of Medicine has embarked on an ambitious programme of inviting the private sector to take part in the construction of more hostels to accommodate its growing student population. The school opened its doors in 2010 with 54 trainee medical doctors. That number has since grown to 364 and includes pharmacy students, putting pressure on its hostel, which can currently house only 200. Read more...The benefits of true internationalisation
By Alex Bols. I wouldn’t try to predict the future of higher education, but I can see two likely features taking shape already. First is the increasing diversification of provision and provider. Second is internationalisation: as the world becomes more interconnected across borders, so the boundaries of higher education itself expand. In recent months I’ve been thinking a lot about internationalisation. In March I spoke at a Westminster Higher Education Forum on internationalisation of higher education and in April I was at a conference in Madrid on cross-border education. The conference in Madrid brought together several hundred experts in the Bologna process from across Europe and higher education reform experts from Tempus countries from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region. Read more...The benefits of true internationalisation
By Alex Bols. I wouldn’t try to predict the future of higher education, but I can see two likely features taking shape already. First is the increasing diversification of provision and provider. Second is internationalisation: as the world becomes more interconnected across borders, so the boundaries of higher education itself expand. In recent months I’ve been thinking a lot about internationalisation. In March I spoke at a Westminster Higher Education Forum on internationalisation of higher education and in April I was at a conference in Madrid on cross-border education. The conference in Madrid brought together several hundred experts in the Bologna process from across Europe and higher education reform experts from Tempus countries from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region. Read more...Education’s value rises in crisis but funding falls
By Jane Marshall. The employment gap between young people who have a high level of education and those who abandon their studies earlier has widened during the economic recession, according to the latest Education at a Glance 2013 published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD. But while the value of education has risen during the crisis, investment in the sector is falling, says the report. Using more than 20 indicators, the report covers the national education systems from pre-primary school to doctoral level of the 34 OECD countries, plus G20 members Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. Read more...Integrity risks and accountability in collaborations
By Katherine Forestier. Universities must address risks to their integrity when embarking on overseas branch campuses and collaborations, and should involve their faculty throughout the planning, delegates at the Worldviews conference agreed. While institutions normally had other motivations beyond immediate profit from such ventures, there were still financial risks, and risks to their reputations and brands, speakers in the session “Financial opportunity over institutional integrity? The accountability of university participation in branch campuses and overseas hubs” agreed. Read more...Tertiary attainment increases around the world
“Nowadays there are more people participating in tertiary education than ever before. Differences between generations in educational attainment and growth in tertiary and secondary attainment are reflected in the trends in attainment rates,” says the OECD Education at a Glance 2013 report. On average since 2000, the proportion of people with no upper secondary education decreased while the proportion of those with tertiary education grew in most OECD countries. At the same time, upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary attainment levels have remained stable in most OECD countries. Read more...
