By Ian Wilhelm - Al-Fanar. As higher education globalizes, there will be winners and losers. That idea was a strong undercurrent during many discussions here at the British Council’s annual Going Global meeting, which attracted more than 1,000 college leaders and international educators from 70 countries. More...

By Lika Balenovich. With an ocean between them, connected via Skype, Kris Olds and Susan Robertson have spent the past year discussing the concept for their new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the 'Knowledge Economy.'
Olds, a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Robertson, a professor of the Sociology of Education at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, launched their first MOOC to learners from around the world this week. More...

The following is by William G. Durden, former president of Dickinson College. It is adapted from a speech he gave Wednesday at the Forum on Education Abroad’s annual meeting in San Diego.
Higher education in the United States is not prepared to lead the future of study abroad.
It is mired in past assumptions and internal professional disputes disconnected from public demand and opportunity. And despite “cosmetic” tweaks to traditional programs, what is potentially the future of education abroad eludes us. More...

By Amano Ikuo. Japan’s universities have experienced a huge number of systemic and organizational reforms over the last 20 years. Amano Ikuo, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, looks back on the origins of the reforms as a response to globalization and ahead to the problems that still need to be addressed.
More than half a century after a new system of tertiary education began during the American occupation following World War II, Japan’s universities and colleges are once again in the throes of major reforms. The tempest of change that started in the early 1990s continues to blow through the world of higher education. What are the reasons for this major shakeup of the country’s higher education system? In this article, I want to look at the six factors I believe are most responsible: three international megatrends and three factors specific to conditions in Japan. More...

The 23rd International Conference for Higher Education on the theme of “Globalisation and Integration” will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 16 to 18 March 2014.
The organisers note that the various lectures will aim to “explore derivatives of globalisation and internationalisation, rankings and quality audits, technology impact, academia-government-labour market interface, privatisation and accessibility issues, the role of academia in the quest for peace, acedemia's role in minorities integration and empowerment”.
A call for papers has also been published on the event website. Submissions for abstracts are open until 1 January 2014.
For more information and to register, visit the event website.