Universities need to be innovative in embracing and adapting to change

By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In a Special Report on the International Seminar on Innovation in Higher Education hosted by CETYS University in Mexico, Yojana Sharma reports that delegates looked at how universities could respond more innovatively to a future in which change is the one certainty. Focusing on Latin America, Yojana Sharma reports on Andrés Oppenheimer’s contention that the region’s universities could learn a lot from Asia about innovation and preparing students for jobs in a growing knowledge economy, and she spoke to Arturo Cherbowski Lask about Latin American universities’ ability to adapt to a changing world.
In a series on Transformative Leadership in which University World News is partnering with The MasterCard Foundation, Brendan O'Malley asks renowned tertiary education expert Jamil Salmi how universities can provide and promote ethical leadership that is transformative.
In Commentary, Anne Corbett says UK universities will be hoping to retain international confidence over the coming months but a hard government line on ‘taking back control’ post-Brexit could result in the loss of many allies. Bruno Morche says Brazil’s Science Without Borders fellowship programme has been an important step towards internationalisation but aspects of the programme require attention to maximise impact. And François Therin unpacks a new French government report which outlines a much-needed strategy for internationalisation of higher education institutions.
In World Blog, Nita Temmerman proposes that site visits be part of the university accreditation process as they more accurately confirm compliance than those that rely on written documentation alone.
In Features, Mary Beth Marklein highlights the positive impact of the Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship Program – which taps the African diaspora in North America as a way to reverse the effects of brain drain – and its consequent plans for expansion.
On Tuesday 4 October University World News in partnership with DrEducation will host their second international free webinar, entitled 'Embracing Technology for Global Engagement: A leadership challenge and opportunity'. You are invited to register. Read more...