By Marcelo S Perlin, Takeyoshi Imasato and Denis Borenstein. The maxim ‘publish or perish’ is more relevant than ever, now in evidence all over the world. As a consequence, academic publishing is booming, with demand to publish in scientific journals having increased exponentially in recent years. More...24 septembre 2018
The alarming rise of predatory journals
By Marcelo S Perlin, Takeyoshi Imasato and Denis Borenstein. The maxim ‘publish or perish’ is more relevant than ever, now in evidence all over the world. As a consequence, academic publishing is booming, with demand to publish in scientific journals having increased exponentially in recent years. More...Internationalisation without loss of identity
By Rowell D Madula. A growing number of overseas students are attracted by the Philippines’ relatively low tuition fee levels, low cost of living and – for students from Southeast Asia – geographical proximity. The country has also been a popular destination for students who want to study English and is sometimes characterised as the home of the world’s ‘budget English teacher’. More...Global innovators should watch out for China
By Anand Kulkarni. Innovation is becoming increasingly important for the competitiveness and prosperity of nations. The 2018 Global Innovation Index, prepared annually by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization, examines 126 countries’ performance against approximately 80 indicators and comprises innovation input measures (Institutions, Human Capital and Research, Market Sophistication and Business Sophistication) and output measures (Knowledge and Technology Outputs and Creative Outputs). More...International students are key to plugging STEM gap
By Jan Petter Myklebust. A new report into private funding of competence building recommends introducing tax incentives to encourage the funding of grants for international students to help plug a historic shortfall in graduates in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – subjects. More...Conflict of interest row over minister’s university role
By Anil Netto. The appointment of Malaysia’s new education minister as president of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has sparked controversy among academics and civil society organisations, who say there is a conflict of interest between his role as education minister and heading one of the country’s 20-odd public universities. More...Critics say gender bias survey does not go far enough
By Suvendrini Kakuchi. More details are needed to truly understand the extent of a bias against women who took entrance exams for Japan’s medical schools, critics said, after the government this month released some of the results of its survey of medical education institutions carried out after a recent sexism scandal in a medical university entrance examination. More...An alternative to high tuition fees or fully free HE
By Brendan O’Malley. Targeted free tuition is becoming an increasingly popular choice across the world for governments that are deterred from offering blanket free higher education but find the logic of a progressive student loan system hard to sell to potential students from less well-off families – and to the electorate, according to a new report. More...Universities demand more funds and more freedom
By Brendan O’Malley. Ireland’s seven universities have published a commitment to a charter to grow and develop university education, “transform performance” in higher education and make the system “sustainable and competitive”. More...Bill could end discrimination against activist students
By Shafigeh Shirazi and Yojana Sharma. A bill on the right to higher education in Iran approved by the government of President Hassan Rouhani last week has been tabled in the Iranian parliament to end the discrimination against and expulsion of students engaging in political activities on campuses and other students that have been discriminated against by the regime. More...Universities face new tax over student loans
By Geoff Maslen. Australia’s higher education institutions face a heavy and unexpected new tax for every student who takes out a federal loan to cover the cost of their studies. More...
