By Kirk Perris. An oft-cited figure from a 2015 UNESCO statement stipulates that higher education demand is forecasted to swell to 414 million prospective learners by 2030. The scenario of building large, new institutions each week to accommodate such demand clearly won’t happen. Nor will the scenario of doubling the number of students on existing campuses. More...14 mai 2018
Co-operation for HE access using new modes of learning
By Kirk Perris. An oft-cited figure from a 2015 UNESCO statement stipulates that higher education demand is forecasted to swell to 414 million prospective learners by 2030. The scenario of building large, new institutions each week to accommodate such demand clearly won’t happen. Nor will the scenario of doubling the number of students on existing campuses. More...Time to innovate and revitalise the Bologna Process
By Peter van der Hijden. The upcoming Paris Ministerial Conference is a unique occasion to revitalise the Bologna Process and to use its appeal to point at new directions, areas where action is most needed to serve society and strengthen the position of European higher education worldwide. There are three areas of action where I believe good progress can be made. More...The benefits and risks of HE internationalisation
By Futao Huang and Tsukasa Daizen. It is generally acknowledged that internationalisation of higher education results in both benefits and risks. Despite incredible difficulties in foreseeing the future of internationalisation, it is clear that both United States President Donald Trump’s policy and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will produce a great deal of uncertainty for internationalisation of higher education, not only in the US and the UK, but also other continents and countries. More...Internationalisation of HE through distance learning
By Rosie Birchard. Over recent decades, the international dimension of higher education has become an essential part of the agenda of higher education institutions and governments all over the world. While countries compete with each other to host international students, supranational organisations, such as the OECD and UNESCO, compare the numbers of international students in several countries in order to shed light on the level of internationalisation of different higher education systems. More...Why accommodation is a key barrier to studying abroad
By Rosie Birchard. The benefits of study abroad have long been known – the positive impact is so widely accepted that the European Union is currently working towards the ambitious target of having 20% of all students enjoy a mobility experience. More...Academics strike over freedom of speech
By Geoff Maslen. The University of Melbourne faced a strike by members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) last Wednesday over claims the university intended to remove current academic and intellectual freedom protections. More...Local satellite opens new frontiers for universities
By Gilbert Nganga. A recently launched satellite developed by students and researchers from the University of Nairobi marks Kenya’s most ambitious venture into space science, a field dominated largely by Western and Asian powers. More...PhD training – Why African government funding is needed
By Gilbert Nakweya. While international donor funding for PhD training programmes in Africa helps to accelerate progress and achieve results more quickly, financial contributions to such programmes by African governments are critical and have a range of long-term benefits, higher education experts suggest. More...Survey highlights unequal educational opportunities
By Michael Gardner. The results of a new survey on students’ parent backgrounds has prompted Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW) – the German National Association for Student Affairs – to reiterate its call for a better social infrastructure in higher education. More...US professors released from North Korean detention
By Yojana Sharma. Two professors who taught at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) were among three United States-Korean citizens released last Wednesday from detention in North Korea, during the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to North Korea in advance of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. More...
