By Viggo Stacey. Universities in Finland are struggling to increase international student enrolment numbers due to bureaucracy surrounding residence permits, a survey by the country’s national public broadcasting company has found. More...
14 janvier 2020
Finland: “unreasonable” residence permit process limiting int’l enrolments, say universities
05 juin 2019
Game, Set and Match: Bureaucracy 1
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Neil C Cranston[Edit][Delete]: Game, Set and Match: Bureaucracy 1, Schools 0: Time to Change the Rules?, Centre for Innovation in Education [Edit][Delete] January 13, 2006
[link: Hits] Though the topic of this essay is the relation between schools and central administrative organizations, I think that the argument can be applied more broadly, to the relationship between any entity in an organization. Of most value is the table comparing 'traditional' and 'revolutionary' management of the organization. Consider, for example, the difference between "promotion is the reward of those who 'look' and 'sound' like their superiors" and "difference and diversity in thinking, attitudes and ideas are valued and rewarded." Which one more resembles your own organization. More...
24 avril 2019
Neoliberalism and crushing bureaucracy in the public sector
The rigid rules and regulations we are bound by, which stipulate not merely which procedures have to be followed for each activity, but how these must be performed, make it impossible for us to do our jobs effectively. The bureaucratic tail now wags the professional dog. More...
22 avril 2019
More money for the classroom - or for bureaucrats?
With most states still yet to sign on to the package, the budget papers reveal where the funding will be coming from, namely through reforms to the family payment system, closing tax loopholes and cuts to the higher education sector. More...03 août 2018
200 €, splendeur de la bureaucratie
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Je viens de lire la circulaire n°2018-088, du 9-7-2018, Procédure nationale de préinscription Parcoursup, Aides spécifiques à certains bacheliers (en fait, une aide à la mobilité géographique). Plus...01 août 2018
Acting CEO taking over reins at Pa. Higher Education Assistance Agency
The chief operating officer at the state's student financial aid agency has been promoted to serve as interim president and CEO while a national search is underway to identify a permanent successor to James Preston who is retiring from the post at close of business on Friday. More...
Associate college librarian for research services
This position is responsible for leading a team of professional research librarians and managing research and instruction services and operations. More...
Director of donor relations
Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. More...
New university rules encourage scientists to avoid air travel
Last December, on a dark evening in Baltimore, Anna Scott left her apartment and dragged her bag three minutes to the train station. She eventually caught her train, the Crescent, claimed a comfortable seat to cuddle up in, and took out her laptop full of files related to her PhD work on urban temperature at Johns Hopkins. The Crescent would be her home for the next 27 hours. More...
31 juillet 2018
Director of college wide student services
SUNY Empire State College, Office of Academic Affairs, seeks a thoughtful, highly organized, director of college wide student services to provide leadership across a range of sensitive student services matters. More...
