This issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. It focuses specifically on the preparations for the IAU 15th General Conference; provides a full report of the outcomes of the IAU 2015 International Conference and details results and opportunities linked to the IAU key thematic priorities of work. As well please read about the new Members welcomed since October ; read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
Private or public: higher education under the rules of the market
The higher education landscape is increasingly becoming fragmented and layered as it stands aloof from its long history. A rather coherent and clear division existed between private and public higher education institutions (HEIs) until the 20th century. The Medieval universities were set up primarily as private institutions under the endowment of religious or political powers serving as social reproduction instruments for the elite. With the rise of the nation-state in 17th century, universities were subjected to increasing State control and this trend continued into the 19th and 20th centuries as the Modern universities moved from elite to mass institutions. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?
This issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. It focuses specifically on the preparations for the IAU 15th General Conference; provides a full report of the outcomes of the IAU 2015 International Conference and details results and opportunities linked to the IAU key thematic priorities of work. As well please read about the new Members welcomed since October ; read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?
The papers you are about to read are to introduce the theme of the IAU 2017 International Conference and the upcoming 2017 Global Meeting of Associations (GMA-7).
For the first time since 2005, it has been decided that both prestigious events would be held one after the other and will allow participants in each event to also have an opportunity to meet and exchange on the outcomes of the different debates. Both events will take place in Africa. Initial invitations have been received from Ghana. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
La. universities talk privatization, facing another round of budget cuts
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Louisiana's public university leaders raised the specter of privatization as they brace for another round of budget cuts in the next academic year. More...
HEC et autres écoles consulaires sont-elles sur le point d’être privatisées ?
Le mois dernier, en janvier, HEC a été la première école à adopter le nouveau statut d’établissement d’enseignement supérieur consulaire (EESC). Ce statut sera étendu à d’autres écoles parisiennes et permettra à des investisseurs privés d’entrer dans leur capital. Voir l'article...
Challenging the privatised university, by Andrew Bonnell (Advocate 23 01)
By Paul Clifton. The colonisation of universities by neoliberalism and corporate influence represents a major challenge to the essential role of universities. More...
New private universities risk a ‘catastrophe’
Public-private partnership in higher education - CQU meets CMS
By Ian Dobson. Massive growth in the numbers of fee-paying international students and an increasing private sector role are two of the most salient features of Australian higher education in the past quarter century. Both these trends were evident in a little known partnership, involving a public regional university and a private entrepreneur, which had its origins in 1993. More...
Grand Canyon Again Pushing for Nonprofit Shift
Grand Canyon University, a for-profit that was exploring nonprofit status but then said that such a shift seemed unlikely, is now moving ahead with a plan to make most of its academic units nonprofit, The Arizona Republic reported. Read more...
Who's Regulating Troubled For-Profit Institutions? Executives at Other Troubled For-Profit Institutions
By Annie Waldman. Plenty of accreditors have come under scrutiny for failing to hold colleges — especially for-profit institutions — accountable for low rates of graduation and high rates of student-loan default. More...
Etablissements d’enseignement supérieur : N’oubliez pas de déclarer vos nouveaux cours
Les organismes privés d’enseignement à distance sont également soumis à cette obligation.
Cette déclaration de cours doit contenir des mentions précises, différentes selon l’organisation de l’école. Voir l'article...