25 juillet 2017

We are insufficiently motivated to pause and engage in slower, more rational thinking. Instead we seek immediate gratification, cognitive ease and simple explanations. More...

After regaining independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenian higher education began to re-establish independence and autonomy. With new freedoms, large numbers of private higher education institutions called themselves universities and grew like mushrooms, possible due to the fact that there were no regulations or principles in place to determine university status or control expansion. More...

The impending decline in international enthusiasm for the U.S. as a destination for study and research is not only a result of the change in the political winds, but also the failure of universities to take a more active role in the public arena. More...

The reasons why the world, especially Africa, would be well served to ignore the rankings are numerous. More...

While the number of students admitted into higher education in China reached 6.85 million by 2012, only 8,363 people with disabilities were admitted that year. More...

Higher Education in Australia faces a substantial disruption in how it develops in the wake of proposed changes presented by the Minister for Education, Simon Birmingham. More...

The widespread faculty misconduct, corruption and degree fraud make Ukraine’s doctoral degrees -- similar to its national currency -- steadily depreciate. More...