Learning Communities Catalyst
Australia's Learning Communities Catalyst launches today, offering an impressive array of case studies, research reports, tools and more directed toward the concept of building a learning community. More...
The appointment of the president of the International Islamic University Malaysia must be recommended by the government in accordance with the university’s constitution, said its former president, Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim, reports Bernama. More...Faculty members of central universities wore black bands and badges on the Teachers’ Day last Wednesday in protest against the government not acceding to their various demands which included a long-pending demand to revert to the old pension scheme, writes Prakash Kumar for the Deccan Herald. More...The days of black gowns are gone; kurta, dhoti or pyjama and Malviya pagri (turban) will now be the dress code for the convocation ceremonies in Bihar universities. All the universities will have a fixed calendar for the convocation. These measures have been approved by newly-appointed Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon, the chancellor of all Bihar universities, writes Faizan Ahmad for The Pioneer. More...By Aimee Chung. Some 116 universities and colleges in South Korea will hear this month that their student intake quota will be reduced – in some cases by as much as 35% in the coming year – as the government attempts to manage the higher education sector in an era of demographic decline. More...Suggestions to close down universities in provinces and to improve the way higher education centres are run in big cities across Vietnam are causing controversy, reports Viet Nam News. More...By Shuriah Niazi. The Indian government's move to replace the higher education regulator, the University Grants Commission (UGC), with a new body to improve quality and allow institutions more autonomy faces opposition from parties in parliament and criticism that it would increase government control and politicisation of education. More...
The Taiwanese higher education system has been flourishing for the last few years. In the 2017 Shanghai rankings there were seven Taiwanese universities in the top 500 and 12 in the top 500 of the 2018 Round University Rankings where the National Taiwan university reached 112th place. More...
By Ameen Amjad Khan. Following his victory in Pakistan’s general election held on 25 July, Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan has promised an ambitious education agenda and announced during his success speech on Thursday that he intends to convert the Prime Minister's House into a centre of higher education. More...Several university presidents and hundreds of professors and scholars from various universities have expressed their opposition to amending the 1987 Constitution through a constituent assembly, calling for a more participatory process for its supporters and critics alike, writes Jhesset O Enano for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
