By Ellie Bothwell. Universities have a long history of helping refugees in times of crisis, and this spirit of generosity has continued during the ongoing civil war in Syria. More...
12 septembre 2015
2 septembre 2015
The Role of International Education in a Time of Crises
By Allan E. Goodman. When the Germans decided to set up an exchange program over 90 years ago, they came to IIE for help and advice. We are still sharing best practices and have written several books together. Last year we released Global Perspectives on Joint and Double Degree Programs, the inaugural book in a joint series that will feature the perspectives of experienced education professionals from around the world. Volume II, Global Perspectives on Strategic International Partnerships, will be released in November of this year and will discuss new trends, models, and best practices surrounding strategic partnership building. More...2 septembre 2015
4 Things Your Institution Can Do to Support Education in Crisis
By Jon Grosh. Our experience suggests that fragile states cannot succeed without major investments in higher education. Accordingly, neglecting academic needs during and after armed conflict raises the risk of failure once peace is restored—with security implications for the rest of the world. More...2 septembre 2015
In Conflict and Crisis, Higher Education Matters
By Daniela Kaisth. You probably have never heard of the Global Platform for Syrian Students. I hadn’t heard of them either until about two years ago when the President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, introduced us. I had just finished briefing him about IIE’s Syria Consortium, which is a group of about 30 universities led by Illinois Institute of Technology that offer scholarships for Syrian students displaced from higher education due to the conflict. More...
1 septembre 2015
DAAD study: Erasmus mobility in times of crisis
Despite the economic crisis, outgoing study mobility and outgoing placement mobility have both been rising steadily from academic year 2008/09 to 2012/13, averaging a 6% and 16% increase per year respectively across all Erasmus countries. A number of such trends such are illustrated in the 2014 edition of "Student and Staff Mobility in Times of Crisis", a study initiated by the DAAD. More...28 août 2015
Could Surge in EU Student Recruitment Mean Crisis for UK Student Finance?
By Genna Ash. Along with rising tuition fees and the inclusion of international students in net migration targets, the 2014 removal of the cap on student numbers became one of the hottest topics for discussion regarding the UK’s higher education system.
Last year, the UK’s student recruitment cap was raised by 30,000, and, starting from this year, universities have been granted the power to recruit as many students as they like. Read more...
20 août 2015
Geo-information Technology for Crisis Management
Recent natural and industrial disasters have demonstrated the use of geo-information is progressively increasing in all kind of systems for facing man-made and natural hazards. This new role of geo-information requires well-educated Geo-information specialists who understand the field/practice of crisis management. More...
20 août 2015
Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Supply Chain Integrity (2nd Edition)
The challenges for food security in tracing and detecting food contamination whether it be by accident or as a result of fraud. More...
17 août 2015
L’économie sociale face à la crise : journées de l’AES à Bobigny les 10 et 11 septembre
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Les XXXVes Journées de l’Association d’économie sociale auront lieu à Bobigny, en Seine Saint Denis, les jeudi 10 et vendredi 11 septembre 2015. Le thème des Journées est « L’économie sociale face à la crise ». Voir l'article...
17 août 2015
The pension crisis at public universities
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of Illinois history professor Steve Hansen didn’t need an academic analysis to tell him his retirement income was at risk in a state struggling to narrow an estimated $111B shortfall in its public-employee pension fund. More...
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