Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ohio State University officials are correct to say royalties and licensing revenue from research aren't the best indicators of economic impact from research, says the head of the national trade group for university commercialization. More...
By Brendan O'Malley. The top problem facing Russian higher education is commercialisation in the form of growing paid-for educational services that are filling the gap where pubic funding fails to meet increasing demand for education, according to new research among education experts. Read more...
By Courtney Sloane (NTEU National Office). onight’s ABC Four Corners report, Degrees of Deception, together with last week’s NSW ICAC report, Learning the Hard Way, highlight the inherent risks of leaving higher education to the free market, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.
Over recent months, academics and students in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and the UK have staged protests against funding cuts to courses, privatisation and precarious working conditions. We asked readers to share pictures of university protests and occupations taking place. More...
By Lloyd Axworthy. In a report issued a few weeks ago on the state of post-secondary education in Canada, the Conference Board of Canada concluded that the sector "functions much like a 'franchise' business, with the provincial government acting as franchisor and the institutions as franchisees."
By Lisa Verma - EvoLLLution. The following interview is with Lisa Verma, director of custom and on-site programs at Louisiana State University. At the recent UPCEA South conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Verma shared her thoughts on university-to-business, or U2B, selling and the best practices involved with developing robust and long-term training and education partnerships with employers. In this interview, she expands on that topic and discusses what it takes for a university to be successful in the highly-competitive corporate training marketplace. More...
By Katie Duncan. Universities should put professors, researchers and other academic staff at the forefront of digital marketing campaigns in order to boost reputation and brand awareness, according to a panel of media and marketing experts. More...
By Craig Maslowsky - EvoLLLution. Higher education institutions across the country are facing enrollment challenges in the face of escalating competition and increased differentiation across institutions, especially in the distance education space. While an investment in marketing is an important aspect of holding your ground in such an environment, the nature of the investment is critical. More...
By Ben Etherington. FEDERAL parliament sits next week and on the menu is Christopher Pyne’s reform package for higher education. There will be a debate, but from the perspective of many who care about universities, it will be a pseudo-debate. It will concern not the framework of policy, but the mode of distribution of resources within a conception of higher education provision on which the two major parties have long been in agreement. More...
Blog Educpros de Julien Redelsperger. Big advertising campaigns, articles in newspapers, pedagogical workshops in schools, TV shows… you might want to know who deserves this huge communication strategy?
Well, unfortunately, this is a not the last pop star that teenagers love. It is a sociological concern that takes its root deep inside every school in the world: bullying. More...
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