Von Bernd Kramer. Zu viele junge Menschen studieren - und wenn sie nur einen Bachelor haben, taugen sie nicht für den Arbeitsmarkt. Mit einer pauschalen Schelte hat der Industrie- und Handelskammertag Absolventen vor den Kopf gestoßen. Eine Ehrenrettung in Zahlen. Mehr...
Von Bernd Kramer. Die Kritik an der Bologna-Reform und an Bachelor-Absolventen war hart: Es studierten viel zu viele Schulabgänger, die nicht an die Uni gehören; und mit ihrem ersten Abschluss nicht fit sind für den Job. Nun stößt die harsche Bachelor-Schelte des Deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammertages (DIHK) bei Wirtschafts- und Hochschulvertretern auf Widerspruch. Mehr...
By Hedda. The European University Association (EUA), with support from the European Student Union (ESU) have called higher education institutions, student unions and other organisations across Europe to stand united for one minute silence on Monday 27th of April 2015 (12:00 CET) in remembrance of the 147 students killed at Garissa on 2 April 2015.
The role of education in military conflict and the attacks on educational institutions also led to the adoption of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack in 2014. Read more here. More...
Par LEXPRESS.fr. Sur les 23 millions de bénéficiaires potentiels du tout nouveau dispositif de formation, pour l'heure une seule personne s'est formée via le CPF, dénonce la FFP. Les professionnels du secteur pressent le ministère de réagir. En savoir plus...
By SI News. LinkedIn is moving beyond its original identity as a networking hub to become an important player in the higher education world.
Yesterday, professional networking site LinkedIn announced its $1.5 billion acquisition of online educational platform lynda.com.
Many industry insiders see this purchase as the latest step in LinkedIn’s efforts to evolve beyond its original identity as a resume posting and job networking hub to become an important player in the digital higher education world. More...
By David Leask. An international drive has been launched against China's growing network of Confucius Institutes. Spearheaded by Tibetan groups, the worldwide campaign is likely to focus strongly on Scotland, which has more of the language centres per head of population than any other country on the planet. More...
By Sarah Macdonald. Lithuania and Oman will be enhancing their educational ties following a visit to the Sultanate by the Baltic country's Minister of Education and Science.
Dainius Pavalkis, Lithuania's Minister of Education and Science, visited Oman this week to meet with his counterparts and establish a number of areas in which the two countries can work together. More...
By Wagdy Sawahel. Somali universities are beginning to recover from two decades of civil war but a lack of government oversight, an ongoing brain drain and security concerns continue to imperil higher education in the country.By Rasha Faek. A new report examining the treatment of workers who built the NYU Abu Dhabi campus has highlighted, in effect, the broader issue of protections needed for the laborers building the rapidly expanding number of universities and cultural institutions in Gulf countries. More...By Eman Kamel. In an attempt to make learning law more practical and less theoretical, teams from eight Arab universities participated in the second regional Arabic Moot Court Competition here earlier this month. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
