Par Nejma Brahim. L’Association des Directeurs et personnels de direction des Bibliothèques Universitaires et de la documentation (ADBU) tire la sonnette d’alarme sur les coupes budgétaires des bibliothèques universitaires. Suite...
21 mai 2015
Revealing the state of internationalisation in Europe: the EAIE Barometer results are out
By EAIE. Do you know how your country and institution fare when it comes to internationalisation? The findings of the newly launched EAIE Barometer report show that differences in internationalisation trends are clearly discernible among countries in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). These differences are prevalent when looking at how institutions are funded, as well as at the internal organisation of internationalisation and the presence of an internationalisation strategy. More...
What do we know about international education research – in Europe and elsewhere?
By Douglas Proctor. Do you make decisions based on data? Does the latest research in international education guide your practice? Perhaps you are looking to identify an aspect of international education where your own research can make a unique contribution? Whatever the case, the highly regarded IDP Database of Research on International Education is likely to be one of your first ports of call. More...
Global university rankings: ‘the who, the what and the why’
By Charlie Mathies. It’s that time of year when specialised global university rankings are being revealed. Last week Times Higher Education (THE) released their reputational rankings, and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) just publicised their world rankings by subject (academic disciplines). U-Multirank also released their ‘readymade’ rankings last month and will soon divulge their overall 2015 rankings. For each ranking there are differences in where a university may place, but why is this? It comes down to three main things: the ‘who’, the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of global university rankings. More...
From print to online: a risk worth taking?
By Jessica Winters. In this increasingly online era, most of us working in higher education recruitment are dealing with the same problem: which tools should we use to reach our prospective students and how do we get them to where we want them to be? Should we stick to print, keep visiting education fairs or should we take it to cyberspace completely? The landscape of online and virtual tools, lead generators, social networks and what not, is dynamic and not always an easily accessible one. More...
International alumni relations: one size fits all?
By Philip Conroy. The university is like an onion, and at the centre of this onion lies the alumni. Each ring of the onion has some relationship to the whole, and each ring represents the various parts of the university, all of which have an interest in a relationship with the alumni. At the core is the individual alumnus’ personal relationship to the institution. More...
Bibliothèques universitaires : des budgets de plus en plus bas
International education and technology: A mirage or a reality?
By Markus Laitinen. Some four years ago, Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) seemed to be the proverbial evil alien set out to destroy the universe, or at least the universities. And while there have been some interesting developments and even moderate successes since then, it seems safe to say that the worst fears or the greatest expectations have hardly been realised. More...
Recognising qualifications of refugees: a Norwegian approach
By Stig Arne Skjerven and Marina Malgina. Imagine moving to a new country. Maybe you have escaped from your home country in fear of what could happen to you. In your home country you were an engineer, philologist or maybe a geologist. You are knowledgeable and eager to contribute to the economy and society in your new country. Yet the chaotic situation in the country you are coming from makes it very difficult to get the proper documentation for what you are actually qualified to do. More...
