By - . There’s been a lot of vitriol about higher education in the public and media lately, but for those students and professors on campus, there’s still a tremendous amount to be thankful for in the postsecondary world. More...
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Community: Here’s what I’m thankful for in higher education
10 steps to promoting diversity in gaming
By Meris Stansbury - . Using games and designing games for education is not all, well, fun and games, say experts. In fact, the key to successfully using games for education is in promoting a diverse “ecosystem” of gameplay complete with codes of conduct. More...
#Gamergate—and what it means for gaming in education
By Meris Stansbury - . Games, but especially games for education, need to allow for gender equality and freedom of expression, say gaming experts—two critical game design components needed in the fight against Gamergate’s revelation of misogyny in the gaming industry. More...
Faculty: Here’s what we really do with technology
By - . Though most faculty members have still not fully embraced teaching exclusively online courses, many are using technology in an attempt to enhance student-centered instruction, according to the results of a new survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. More...
Arab Comics: Fit for Academic Exploration
By Soraya Morayef - Al-Fanar. Comic magazines Samir, Lulu and Mickey Geeb (Pocket-sized Mickey) and Arabic translations of Tintin, Superman and Asterix and Obelix have been read and loved by generations of Arabs. Editorial cartoons are fundamental parts of every daily newspaper. But comic art remains an often unexamined and under-supported part of Arab artistic effort. More...
EF EPI: Denmark most proficient, Shanghai outpaces Hong Kong
By Katie Duncan. Denmark has overtaken Sweden to become the nation with the most proficient English speakers in the world according to the fourth EF English Proficiency Index (EPI). And, for the first time ever, a mainland Chinese city, Shanghai, has a higher level of English language proficiency than Hong Kong. More...
IIE Open Doors: 8% growth at US HEIs driven by China, Saudi Arabia
By Sara Custer. The number of international students studying at US higher education institutions has grown by an impressive 8% to reach an all-time high of 886,052 students in 2013. According to the annual Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education China and Saudi Arabia accounted for 73% of the growth. More...
Angela Merkel raises German language issue with Modi at Brisbane
India's move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured her of looking at it within the confines of the Indian system.
During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit here, Merkel raised the issue with Modi besides inviting him to visit Germany. More...
Open Doors 2014: International Students in the United States and Study Abroad by American Students are at All-Time High
The 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by eight percent to a record high of 886,052 students in the 2013/14 academic year, confirming once again that the United States remains the destination of choice for higher education. The United States hosts more of the world’s 4.5 million globally mobile college and university students than any other country in the world, with almost double the number hosted by the United Kingdom, the second leading host country. The report also found that more American students—a total of 289,408—studied abroad for academic credit from their U.S. colleges and universities, although the two percent increase represents a slightly slower rate of growth than the previous year. The Open Doors® report is published annually by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. More...
Deutsch-russische Annäherung: Kommt, studiert in Russland!
Deutsche Studenten und Professoren gingen bisher eher ungern nach Russland - das könnte sich ändern: Eine neue Hochschule in Kasan soll die Zusammenarbeit fördern. Jungen Russen bietet sie deutsche Abschlüsse. Der Ukraine-Konflikt hat die Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Russland beschädigt - doch in der Wissenschaft gingen nun beide Länder einen Schritt aufeinander zu. Im russischen Kasan eröffnete eine Hochschule, in der junge Russen deutsche Abschlüsse machen können. Mehr...
