
26 septembre 2013
Greater autonomy for universities as foundations

Top universities embrace MOOCs, but opinion is divided

MOOCs make waves in higher education worldwide

An annex to the main report published last week, The Maturing of the MOOC – Literature review of massive open online courses and other forms of online distance learning, finds that opinions on the role of MOOCs in development have polarised. Read more...
Research chemist launches Vietnam’s first MOOCs site

Research scientist and entrepreneur Dr Giap van Duong, founder of the new MOOC GiapSchool, left his research position at the National University of Singapore in December to return to Vietnam and devote himself full-time to building the new open education channel. More...
Students to earn credits for MOOCs after passing exams

The University of Osnabrück and the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, or FH Lübeck, will be the first to take the step, in a collaboration with iversity, awarding successful students ECTS – European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System – credits for MOOCs. Read more...
UK MOOCs platform, FutureLearn, launches first courses

The website went live as a beta test, which will run until early next year, FutureLearn announced.
Learners will be able to sign up for courses, and their feedback will be captured to tailor ongoing development of the website. More...
‘Free investment zones’ to attract foreign campuses

In January last year Sri Lanka's Ministry of Higher Education had to withdraw a proposed private universities bill due to escalating resistance from students and lecturers. To circumvent such opposition, the government decided to attract foreign universities into ‘free investment zones’ under Board of Investment projects. More...
Funding boost for universities, industry collaboration

“The new collaborative schemes are going to strengthen both the universities involved and their wide range of partners,” said Higher Education Minister Karlheinz Töchterle of the Austrian People’s Party, which is in a coalition government with the Social Democrats. More...
Interest in study abroad grows among independent school students

A survey commissioned by Maastricht University in The Netherlands found that nine out of 10 heads of schools belonging to the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference who responded said that over the past two years their sixth-form students had become more interested in applying to universities overseas. More...
World Bank fellowships for PhD students from Africa

According to Sean McGrath, vice president for human resources at World Bank headquarters in Washington, the fellowship programme represents an opportunity for young African scholars to conduct research and build careers in development. More...