04 octobre 2016

Etienne Klein nommé président de l'Institut des hautes études pour la science et la technologie (I.H.E.S.T)

Sur proposition de Thierry Mandon, secrétaire d'État chargé de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche et par décret du Président de la République, Etienne Klein est nommé président du conseil d'administration de l'Institut des hautes études pour la science et la technologie (I.H.E.S.T.). Voir l'article...

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Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?

The ConversationBy . The Department of Education has commissioned an evaluation of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), which helps to improve access to university for disadvantaged students – and also increase retention and completion rates of these students. More...

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More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers

The ConversationBy  and . New research shows that the most at-risk young people – including those who are homeless and have mental health issues – are increasingly being enrolled by private Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers to undertake their training. More...

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Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education

The ConversationBy . People without a tertiary education will be increasingly less able to participate in the future labour market. More...

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Academics are unhappy – it’s time to transform our troubled university system

The ConversationBy  and . Australian academics are an unhappy lot. Numerous surveys, books and articles have drawn attention to this over the years. More...

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Yes, some Australian private schools are overfunded – here’s why

The ConversationBy  and . Education minister Simon Birmingham recently made the claim that some private schools are “overfunded”. More...

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How universities boost economic growth

The ConversationBy . In 1900, just 1% of young people in the world were enrolled at university. Over the course of the next century this exploded to 20%, as recognition of the value of such an education became widespread. And it turns out that the expansion of higher education from 1950 onwards was not just the product of growing wealth, it has also helped fuel economic growth around the world. More...

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The wrong questions are being asked in the free higher education debate

The ConversationBy . The main brief of the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training (The Fees Commission) demands that it enquires and makes findings on the feasibility of fee-free higher education in South Africa. The problem with the brief is that it is asking the wrong question. More...

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British business schools can take advantage of Brexit

The ConversationBy . On the face of it, Britain’s business schools are at the raw end of Brexit. One of their big draws is the idea that they are a stepping stone to one of the multinationals based in the UK or financial services firms that are based in London, Europe’s capital of finance. More...

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Tanzania’s universities have a costly ‘ghost student’ problem

The ConversationBy . Tanzania’s universities is having trouble with ghosts. The government has suspended student loans worth TZS3.2 billion (US$1.5 million), affecting around 2000 students. More...

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