By Patrick Blessinger, Shai Reshef and Enakshi Sengupta. The word paradigm comes from the Greek meaning framework or example. Thus, broadly defined, a paradigm is a related set of concepts and practices (that is, a mode of inquiry together with the related theories, principles, models, taxonomies, methods, rules and assumptions) that define and provide the example of or the framework for a given knowledge domain (science, humanities, art) and discipline and field. More...09 octobre 2018
The shifting paradigm of higher education
By Patrick Blessinger, Shai Reshef and Enakshi Sengupta. The word paradigm comes from the Greek meaning framework or example. Thus, broadly defined, a paradigm is a related set of concepts and practices (that is, a mode of inquiry together with the related theories, principles, models, taxonomies, methods, rules and assumptions) that define and provide the example of or the framework for a given knowledge domain (science, humanities, art) and discipline and field. More...The consolidation of Chinese private higher education
By Kai Yu. Higher education as an industry is facing unprecedented worldwide challenges due to an increase in competition and the need for greater efficiency. In China, the private sector in higher education is witnessing a trend of convergence by acquisitions – private educational groups acquiring other private institutions. More...Does the university system encourage dishonesty?
By Igor Chirikov and Evgeniia Shmeleva. One of the biggest challenges for the Russian higher education system is to combat academic dishonesty among students. In 2014, almost half of the students at Russia’s most selective universities indicated that they cheated in exams. Furthermore, international comparative studies show that Russian students are more tolerant of academic dishonesty than students from other countries. More...Why Putin’s 5-100 project is doomed to fail
By Ararat Osipian. In 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a highly ambitious Russian academic excellence project, known as the 5-100 Project. It aimed at getting at least five Russian universities into the top 100 in world university rankings by 2020. More...Lawyers and students share unhealthy weight concerns
By Geoff Maslen. An obsession with their body weight and shape could be contributing to elevated stress levels among the nation’s lawyers and law students. Researchers from Edith Cowan University and the University of Western Australia found both groups were far more concerned than the typical Australian about their weight and shape. More...Minister announces major campus political reforms
By Anil Netto. Malaysia’s Education Minister Maszlee Malik last week announced major reforms to overturn laws barring students from campus political activities, lifting restrictions that allow students to hold campus elections only with the permission and oversight of university administrations. More...University leaders urged to unite against populism
By Michael Gardner. A former rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business has made an emphatic appeal to the higher education community to demonstrate solidarity in the face of what he perceives as “growing populism”. More...EU data laws puts China research collaborations at risk
By Yojana Sharma. Universities in Europe sharing research data with institutions in China could be in breach of new European Union laws on data protection, legal experts said in a warning that could have an impact on Europe-China research collaborations, particularly in the medical field and some areas of artificial intelligence. More...Can Silk Road HE partnerships fill ‘vacuum’ left by the US?
By Yojana Sharma. Major changes in the global order will have implications for higher education partnerships in Europe and China, with China’s massive New Silk Road initiative playing a role that could even see China emerging as a global higher education leader, according to international academic experts meeting in Oxford last week. More...Decline of international graduate enrolment quadruples
By Brendan O'Malley. Graduate enrolment of international students at United States universities has declined for the second year in a row, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). More...
