By NV Varghese, Jinusha Panigrahi and Lynne Heslop. Nine of the largest higher education systems in the world will convene at the Going Global conference in London this year to debate the impact of the greatest global massification of higher education ever experienced. India, China, Brazil, Nigeria, Russia, Pakistan, Indonesia, the United States and the United Kingdom together enrol more than half of the world’s higher education students. They are facing unprecedented challenges – how they evolve in the coming decade will have enormous implications for all of us. Read more...
Global Universities and their Regional Impact
To commemorate its 650th anniversary, University of Vienna is organising an international conference UVIECON 2015 ‘Global Universities and their Regional Impact’ on 13 March 2015. Rectors and presidents of renowned universities from Europe, Asia and America debate the role of global universities in stimulating regional development.
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Burton Clark Revisited
By Qiang Zha and Chuanyi Wang. In his most recent book, Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisation of Democracy (2014), Francis Fukuyama argues that a well-ordered society requires a strong state, the rule of law and democratic accountability; he insists that states that democratize before acquiring the capacity to rule effectively are likely to fail. It is effectively a lens through which we might revisit Burton Clark’s influential model of the relationship between the academy, government and the market, and makes a case for a stronger state role. Read more...
Rich world attainment is rising fast but not for all
A Global Hub, Close to Home
By Elizabeth Redden. While other U.S. universities have built branch campuses abroad, the University of California at Berkeley is betting it can create a global higher education hub in its own backyard. Read more...
University engagement networks go global
By Yojana Sharma. While focused on their own citizens and areas, the growth in regional and national groups means the global network of community-engaged universities is also growing, including the network of networks, known as the Talloires Network, which held its 2014 Talloires Network Leaders Conference in South Africa from 2-4 December. Read more...
Teacher attrition key to global education targets
Not just international but ‘Super Global Universities’
Is a Global System the Future of Graduate Education?
By . His career's taken him across the globe. Now, as the president of the Central European University, John Shattuck is working towards what he believes is next frontier in graduate education—a global system. More...