By Andrew Trounson and Kylar Loussikian. UNIVERSITIES and business groups have agreed to organise a roundtable with government agencies to streamline the regulation of work placement as part of a national strategy to expand work-integrated learning opportunities for students. More...11 mars 2015
Une Agence de développement économique des territoires pour soutenir la création d'entreprise
Dans le cadre du plan "La République en actes" (Plus d'infos), le Premier ministre a annoncé la création en janvier 2016 d'une Agence de développement économique des territoires pour soutenir l’initiative économique. Elle permettra d’évaluer les dispositifs existants et proposera une approche nouvelle et partenariale. Voir l'article...
Uniformation évalue l’impact professionnel et personnel de la VAE
Uniformation a mené une enquête auprès des bénéficiaires de congés VAE pour identifier l’impact professionnel et personnel de la VAE sur leurs parcours et mesurer le taux d’obtention de certification, de titre ou diplôme visés.
Consulter la synthèse de l'étude d'Uniformation.
A noter : Les régions Rhônes-alpes, Midi-Pyrénées, Ile de France et Paca, représentent près de 50 % des de congés VAE (3,2 % en Poitou-Charentes). Voir l'article...
Universities are teaching students what to think, not how to think
By Barbara Kay. Every year at this time I am privileged to appear as a guest lecturer for my friend Adam Daifallah’s course on the history of conservative thought at McGill University. Below are lightly edited excerpts from tonight’s lecture. In his essay, “What are universities for?” philosopher Leszek Kolakowski writes. More...
Can universities survive the technology transformation?
By Anji Redish. I recently heard McGraw-Hill Education president and CEO David Levin discussing how his company has shifted focus from textbooks to instructional materials and now has 500 engineers — engineers! — working on product creation. More...
Three Tests for the Tuition Fee Cut
By Nigel Carrington. Ed Miliband has faced down internal and external criticism for his proposal to cut undergraduate tuition fees. Now we need a funding formula which also pays for postgraduates and research. Miliband's determination to force through the cut makes sense, given the symbolic value of fees to a Labour manifesto with a core appeal to young people. More...
How Philippines can reverse 'brain drain'
As some Filipinos continue to seek greener pastures abroad, it may seem as if the decades-long "brain drain" shows no signs of stopping.
But there's still hope for the Philippines in reversing "brain drain".
In its latest Economic Insight report, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) noted that ASEAN economies are benefiting from growing populations, but some, particularly the Philippines and Malaysia, are facing difficulty in "brain drain." More...
Student work placement: unis, business, government to collaborate
By Andrew Trounson and Kylar Loussikian. UNIVERSITIES and business groups have agreed to organise a roundtable with government agencies to streamline the regulation of work placement as part of a national strategy to expand work-integrated learning opportunities for students. More...Research to assess the nature and annual value of student start-ups
A new report summarises exploratory research considering ways to provide evidence on the value of student enterprise, including student start-ups and the contribution of students to spin-outs, from English HEIs. More...
Project set to boost higher technical education in colleges across the country
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has been awarded £2.75 million by the HEFCE Catalyst Fund to enhance the learning of higher education students in colleges. The project will see teachers working closely with employers to ensure they are passing on the most up-to-date industry knowledge to their students. A further £1 million will be provided by local employers and the participating colleges. More...
Changes to the HEFCE website
The main differences from the old site are:
- the design is new
- the main sections now reflect HEFCE's new business plan
- the layout and structure of pages has changed
- the site works better across different mobile devices.
Where can I find ...?
'Regulation'
Content previously published under ‘Regulation’ is now published under ‘Regulation and assurance’.
'Funding and investment'
Content previously published under ‘Funding and investment’ is now published under ‘Funding and finance’. More...
