Par Mathilde Bourdat. Dans un article de février 2016, paru dans la Havard Business Review, Anthony Scott décrit ce que signifie réellement la transformation d’un « business ». Il distingue trois « catégories d’effort » de transformation. Son modèle fera l’objet de ce premier billet. Dans un deuxième billet à suivre, je tenterai d’appliquer cette grille de lecture à la fonction Formation, dans notre contexte français si particulier. Voir l'article...
30 mai 2017
Quelle transformation pour la fonction Formation ? 1/2
Malaysian university autonomy is only ‘superficial’
Through a staggered approach, 17 of 20 public universities have received autonomous status. Yet, if one is to compare the autonomous status granted to Malaysian public universities by the government and the universal definition of autonomy, it is evident that the autonomy enjoyed by these universities is merely superficial, writes Dr Wan Chang Da for the Malay Mail Online. More...Vocational training is better pathway to jobs – Report
A new report urges parents to seriously consider encouraging their school-leaving children to study a vocational course rather than a university degree because, in many cases, it is a pathway to better jobs, writes Tim Dodd for Financial Review. More...Activists ridicule plan for Robert Mugabe University
Activists in Zimbabwe have ridiculed plans to build a Robert Mugabe University, adding that naming an educational institution after the veteran leader would be "palpably unfair and a monument of Zimbabwean injustice", reports News24. More...Election pledges put research at heart of economy
As the election approaches, the two main parties have both promised to increase research and development from 1.7% to 3% of gross domestic product, although only the Labour Party has specified a timeframe. More...Higher education ‘in serious crisis’
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in its latest report, has said that higher education in the country is in “serious crisis” and has discussed the issue of the devolution of the Higher Education Commission to the provinces after the 18th Amendment, writes Kashif Abbasi for Dawn. More...Surge in foreign students ‘is not just politics’
Enrolment of international students in Canadian universities will be sharply higher this autumn, universities say, and the incoming freshmen include large numbers of high school students from the United States. More...75% of universities in danger of closing – Expert
An education expert has warned that three quarters of Thai universities are at risk of closing over the next decade due to low enrolment and increased competition from foreign rivals, writes Dumrongkiat Mala for Bangkok Post. More...University preparatory programmes may no longer be free
For the first time, students in Australia may have to pay up to AU$3,271 (US$2,430) for ‘enabling’ courses, designed to prepare students for university study. The change was announced as part of the government’s recent higher education reform package, write Anna Bennett, Andrew Harvey and Seamus Fagan for The Conversation. More...California state to limit foreign university students
California state universities, one of the largest higher education networks in the United States, will limit the number of undergraduates they accept from outside the state, including foreign students, beginning later this year, writes Bruce Alpert for Voice of America. More...
