By Nic Mitchell. A senior Swiss academic has called on United Kingdom vice-chancellors "to get out on the streets" and convince young British voters of the value of continued membership of the European Union, or EU. Read more...
07 mars 2016
Stay positive in EU vote, UK vice-chancellors told
Can universities stop decline of Indian student numbers?
By Nic Mitchell. There are now as many German students coming to study in British universities as Indian students, a conference in London was told last week. Read more...
Call for universities to tackle global challenges
By Nic Mitchell. More than 400 British and international higher education delegates took over the first floor of the Olympia conference centre in West London for the fourth annual International Higher Education Forum on 1 March. Read more...
The world needs strong higher education in Africa
By Karen MacGregor. “Any wasted neuron on this planet is a waste for humanity,” says Professor Jelel Ezzine, president of the Tunisian Association for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Innovation. When people are non-educated, problems are generated – locally and globally. Read more...
Strategy session in a box – Part one
By Margaret Andrews. In a great 2013 article, “We’re All to Blame for MOOCs”, Professor Patrick J Deneen from the University of Notre Dame in the United States pointed out how so many higher education institutions are susceptible to becoming obsolete as MOOCs – massive open online courses – take hold. Read more...
Skills and research – Are universities relevant enough?
By Yojana Sharma. Politicians and policy-makers have been putting pressure on universities, insisting on relevance of both research and teaching. They argue that universities must respond better to national economic and social needs in their research; and to the labour market by turning out employable students. Read more...
University partnerships are vital to China’s ambitions
By Yojana Sharma. China is using international university partnerships to cement its regional and global position, making higher education a jumping-off point not just for research collaboration but also for city to city and industrial partnerships. Read more...
Can internationalisation be a negative force?
By Brendan O'Malley. Universities around the world are continuing to internationalise at an ever faster pace. They want their students to have trans-continental horizons when it comes to the world of work, and are hungry to be involved in worldwide research collaborations. Read more...
Why China’s HE system has 'feet of clay'
By Jingyi Dong. I was interested to read the recent University World News article by Philip Altbach, "China's Glass Ceiling and Feet of Clay". By "feet of clay" he meant that "China has developed an unbalanced higher education system". Read more...
Global learning for global citizenship
By Hilary Landorf. Florida International University, or FIU, has been recognised for innovation in preparing its students for living and working in an increasingly diverse world. Read more...
