Higher education in Brazil is like a lottery in which many people place bets, but few can win.  About 7 million students take the National Exam for Secondary Education (ENEM) annually, competing for about 300 thousand places in free, prestigious federal universities. More...

Corruption among university faculty.
The scourge of corruption around the world remains a source of serious political and social concern everywhere. In Africa, where corruption is rampant, it is estimated to cost as much as 25 % of the continent’s annual GDP. More...

Can European policies and the Bologna process serve markets and citizens at the same time?
Twenty years after The Sorbonne Declaration, the Europe of knowledge is more entrenched than ever with the Euro, the banks and the economy. Public investment in Higher Education and Research is either decreasing or not growing in proportion with the increase of the student population. Fees have been introduced in almost all the European countries, in particular for international students coming from outside the European Union giving the highest, short-term benefits to the banks. Mergers are presented as a way to reach the highest position in the so-called “economy of knowledge”. More...