By Mark Ashwill. Congratulations to Hoang Minh Tue, a Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted student who was awarded a full scholarship worth US$72,000 a year to attend Duke University in the United States, which ranks eighth according to the 2016 US News & World Report Best Colleges report. More...
By Robert Coelen and Jiang Bo. We wrote last year that China was on a fast track to internationalisation of education. Although the term ‘internationalisation of education’ – in Chinese Pin Yin: jiao yu guo ji hua – was first officially used in government documentation in 2010 as part of the National Medium- and Long-Term Education Reform and Development Plan 2010-20, the nature of this fast track is becoming clear and is based on an innovation-driven development strategy, as determined by China’s recent 2016 National Conference on Innovation and Science/Technology. More...
By Cristina González and Liliana Pedraja. The release of the Times Higher Education or THE ranking of Latin American universities in early July bodes well for the development of higher education in the region and is a timely reminder of the need to strengthen institutional management capability. Rankings have become a catalyst for institutional change. More...
By Angel Calderon. The release of the Times Higher Education or THE ranking of Latin American universities in early July bodes well for the development of higher education in the region and is a timely reminder of the need to strengthen institutional management capability. Rankings have become a catalyst for institutional change. More...
By Hans de Wit. The selection of Donald Trump as Republican candidate for the presidency in the United States and the Brexit result in the European Union referendum have highlighted a trend already developing in other countries over the past years: the dramatic strengthening of populist parties in Austria, Hungary, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece and elsewhere. More...
By Peta Lee. Video use in education has increased dramatically over the years, says leading video technology provider Kaltura, which published its third annual State of Video in Education report on 12 July. More...
By Nicola Jenvey. Canadian universities have scaled up programmes and services specifically designed for indigenous students, raising academic programming to accommodate this group by 33% between 2013 and 2015. More...
By Mary Beth Marklein. Bob Kerrey, a veteran of the war in Vietnam who has been in the public eye as a United States governor, US senator and university president, is no stranger to controversy. More...
By Yojana Sharma. The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, or IIT Bombay, has become the latest in a raft of Indian universities to abandon Western mediaeval-style black graduation robes and mortar boards for their graduation ceremonies, switching to traditional Indian garments. More...
By Yojana Sharma. The Malaysian government has told universities in the country – including private universities and foreign branch campuses – to step up monitoring of students to prevent Islamic radicalisation after recent attacks in Malaysia and Bangladesh. More...
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