By Bruno Morche. Both public and private higher education institutions in Brazil are showing an increasing interest in internationalisation. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
3 octobre 2016
Post-Brexit options for UK universities
By Anne Corbett. British universities have a lot to think about. Draft legislation going through Parliament could see the symbols of the autonomy and academic freedom of British universities, represented by Privy Council charters, being revoked by government and the creation of a new government-appointed regulatory body dedicated to opening the market to ‘higher education providers’ and serving students better as ‘customers’. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Call to step up long-term job mobility of researchers
By Jan Petter Myklebust. There are sharks off the shores of Greenland that could have been swimming out there since before the French Revolution. This is just one of the discoveries made possible by international collaboration, Minister of Higher Education and Science Ulla Tørnæs told a conference in Copenhagen last week. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
University leaders lack international experience
By Jan Petter Myklebust. Only one Swedish higher education institution, Jönköping University, has a rector or pro-rector with extensive international experience, according to an annual index of internationalisation announced last week. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
US universities in China have academic freedom – Report
By Yojana Sharma. A dozen United States universities operating in China in partnership with Chinese institutions say they enjoy academic freedom, but the majority face internet censorship and other restrictions, a just-released report by the US Government Accountability Office or GAO has found. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Towards an Ibero-American higher education space
By Yojana Sharma. Universia is a network of universities in Latin America, Spain and Portugal sponsored by the Santander banking group. University World News caught up with Universia Mexico Director General Arturo Cherbowski Lask to talk about Latin American universities’ ability to adapt to a changing world and the development of an Ibero-American higher education space. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Asia a model for Latin American university innovation
By Yojana Sharma. Higher education, research and innovation have surged ahead in Asia in recent decades, but Latin America is lagging. In a changing world where young people need to be better prepared for jobs in a growing knowledge economy, Latin America needs to be more like Asia, said Andrés Oppenheimer, a journalist and commentator on innovation in Latin America. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Universities must think outside the box to embrace change
By Yojana Sharma. It is a constant refrain in higher education – students must be prepared for a future and jobs that may not necessarily be evident now. That’s why higher education needs to be innovative, and move away from relying on approaches that held good for decades. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Survey raises questions about TNE employment outcomes
By Yojana Sharma. Singaporeans graduating from degree programmes at private higher education institutions, including some providing degrees from British and Australian universities, are finding it harder to land graduate jobs compared to graduates of Singapore’s high-ranking public institutions, a survey by Singapore’s Council for Private Education has found. Read more...
3 octobre 2016
Innovation in higher education is about anticipation
By Karen MacGregor. Legendary Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky famously said that everybody he played with skated to where the puck is: “I skate to where the puck is going to be.” Read more...
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