Indian universities have generally performed badly in regional and global university rankings. In 2004 there were three institutions in the top five hundred of the Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This year there was only one, the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, which was in the 301-400 band.
An article in the Hindustan Times by Omkar Gokhale notes that the Vice-Chancellor, Rajan Welukar, has been severely criticised for a series of problems with examinations, administration and appointments. The issue of the validity of his appointment and whether he was qualified has now reached the Bombay High Court.
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Hindustan Times, 11 December 2014
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25 décembre 2014
Label européen des langues : un levier pour le multilinguisme et l’innovation dans l’apprentissage linguistique
Depuis plus de 10 ans l'agence Erasmus+ France / Education & Formation organise le label européen des langues, récompensant les projets pédagogiques d'excellence en matière d'apprentissage et d'enseignement innovants des langues étrangères. Le label langues concerne toutes les langues y compris les langues régionales, minoritaires, la langue des signes, et s'adresse à tous les publics et à tous types de structures. Les critères de labélisation sont: qualité, innovation, pertinence et transférabilité.
Cet évènement est l' occasion de faire état des avancées européennes en matière de multilinguisme et faire connaitre et reconnaitre d'excellents projets linguistiques innovants aux décideurs politiques, enseignants, formateurs, apprenants et à tous les passionnés de langues présents. Voir l'article...
Repenser le lien école-entreprise : l’apport de la dimension européenne
La Région Rhône-Alpes, l'agence Erasmus + France et la FREREF vous donnent rendez-vous à Lyon les 12 et 13 mars 2015 pour un séminaire d'échange avec des Européens sur le lien entre le monde de l'éducation et de la formation et le monde économique :
- Quelles initiatives réussies menées sur le territoire ?
- Comment la dynamique européenne, à travers des projets d'éducation et de formation, peut-elle contribuer à mieux répondre aux besoins économiques du territoire et à l'employabilité des citoyens ?
A travers des expériences régionales et européennes innovantes, le séminaire permettra de mettre en lumière les facteurs de réussite et des pistes d'action à l'échelle d'un territoire pour repenser le lien entre l'école et l'entreprise.
Programme prévisionnel
Jeudi 12 mars 2015
13h00 – 14h00 : Accueil des participants.
14h00 – 15h30 : Session plénière de présentation de l'état des lieux (Région Rhône-Alpes, France et Europe) Présentation technique par l'agence Erasmus + France des opportunités de financements de projets.
16h00 – 18h00 : Première session d'ateliers par groupe de travail autour de 3 thématiques : Lien école-entreprise, Esprit d'entreprendre, Innovation sociale & compétences dans la relation formation-emploi.
Vendredi 13 mars 2015
8h30 – 10h30 : Deuxième session d'ateliers par trois groupes de travail.
11h00 – 13h00 : Session plénière de clôture et de restitution.
15h00 – 18h00 : Session d'agora au Mondial des métiers (présentations de vidéos de projets, animations). Voir l'article...
The BFUG Endorsed the Final Report of the Structural Reforms Working Group and Pathfinder Group on Automatic Recognition
At its meeting in Rome on 27-28 November 2014 the BFUG endorsed the final report of Structural Reforms working group as well as the Pathfinder group on automatic recognition.
Structural Reforms working group (SRWG)
The main reason why the BFUG decided to appoint only four working groups in the 2012 – 2015 program, and to give each one a broad mandate, was a desire to provide a more coherent context and framework for the further development of the EHEA. This was not least the case for structural reforms and it gave rise to a broad mandate and a broad membership of the group, with four co-chairs (Council of Europe (coordinator), Belgium (Flemish Community), Holy See and Poland), and a membership of some 40 EHEA members and consultative members.
Pathfinder group on automatic recognition (PfG)
Aware of the importance of improving recognition processes, the EHEA Ministers committed themselves to the long-term goal of automatic recognition of comparable academic degrees in the Bucharest Communiqué, adopted in April 2012.
The Ministers proposed that a Pathfinder Group on Automatic Recognition of 10 countries (Belgium [French Community], Belgium [Flemish Community], Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and The Netherlands), supported by the European Commission, would explore ways to achieve this. The PfG carried out its work over nearly two years from end-2012 to mid-2014, exploring ways on how to achieve automatic recognition through a series of regional initiatives, by consulting a large number of stakeholders, and through the analysis of existing recognition practices across European HEIs with a survey.
For the final report of the PfG, please click here. More...
Indian University attacked for Poor Ranking Performance
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By Dirk Van Damme Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress division, Directorate for Education and Skills. In a completely open labour market, earnings from employment would compensate individuals for their contribution to the organisation’s economic success. The price put on one’s labour also depends on the abundance or scarcity of the individual’s specific set of skills in the market. But economic price-setting mechanisms do not operate in a vacuum, and are heavily influenced by political and institutional factors that, in themselves, are often the outcome of long histories of social conflict and compromise. Read more...The efficiency of Italian schools in an international perspective
By Tommaso Agasisti. Budget cuts in public services are today common across countries. For schools, as everywhere else, we constantly hear calls for ways to do more with less. Efficiency, it seems, has crept up to the top of the policy agenda. The question is whether the quality of learning is suffering due budget cuts, and if the quality of learning is compromised by fewer resources. Read more...What works best for learning in schools
By Cassandra Davis. Professor John Hattie is held in high esteem as an education researcher and was called “possibly the world’s most influential education academic” by the Times Educational Supplement in 2012. He rose to international prominence with the publication of his two books Visible Learning (2008) and Visible Learning for Teachers (2011). Since March 2011, Professor Hattie has been Director of the Melbourne Educational Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Professor Hattie is also the Chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). Communications Manager Cassandra Davis asked him about his research of what works best for learning in schools. Read more...The 1914 Christmas truce
By Alan Whaites, team leader, Governance for Peace and Development at the OECD. The Christmas truce of 1914 is one of the iconic moments of the First World War, soldiers on the Western Front took the initiative to suspend hostilities in order to meet, share rations and play football. Accounts of the events on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1914 often refer to the singing of carols as a point of connection between the two sides. More...
The education revolution
By Eric Charbonnier of the OECD Education Directorate. If there’s one thing that’s changed rapidly over the past 100 years, it’s education. University for example used to be reserved for a small elite, whereas now around 40% of 25-34 year olds in OECD countries graduate from the education system with a higher diploma. Qualifications still play a major role in career development. The higher the diploma, the more its holder is likely to contribute to economic growth and, especially in the recent economic downturn, be protected from the worst impacts of the crisis. This is particularly true in France and other European countries where those with no qualifications find themselves in an extremely precarious position in the job market. More...
What is a taxi? Regulation and the sharing economy
By Darcy Allen. The ‘sharing economy’ has emerged because new technologies such as the internet have drastically reduced transaction costs.
Embracing these developments, budding young entrepreneurs have launched businesses that help individuals exchange resources.
Examples such as the ride-sharing Uber and the accommodation-sharing Airbnb are making exchange more efficient by helping to coordinate information about mutually beneficial transactions. More...
