By . The number of international students starting courses at US universities has increased by 7.5 per cent in the space of a year. More...
24 novembre 2014
24 novembre 2014
Japan ‘can still be fruitful for recruitment’
By . British Council survey suggests students are still outward looking despite slump in number going overseas. UK universities can still attract Japanese students despite a slump in the number of young people from the country studying abroad, a survey has found. More...
23 novembre 2014
Community: Here’s what I’m thankful for in higher education
By - . There’s been a lot of vitriol about higher education in the public and media lately, but for those students and professors on campus, there’s still a tremendous amount to be thankful for in the postsecondary world. More...
23 novembre 2014
10 steps to promoting diversity in gaming
By Meris Stansbury - . Using games and designing games for education is not all, well, fun and games, say experts. In fact, the key to successfully using games for education is in promoting a diverse “ecosystem” of gameplay complete with codes of conduct. More...
23 novembre 2014
#Gamergate—and what it means for gaming in education
By Meris Stansbury - . Games, but especially games for education, need to allow for gender equality and freedom of expression, say gaming experts—two critical game design components needed in the fight against Gamergate’s revelation of misogyny in the gaming industry. More...
23 novembre 2014
Faculty: Here’s what we really do with technology
By - . Though most faculty members have still not fully embraced teaching exclusively online courses, many are using technology in an attempt to enhance student-centered instruction, according to the results of a new survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. More...
23 novembre 2014
Arab Comics: Fit for Academic Exploration
By Soraya Morayef - Al-Fanar. Comic magazines Samir, Lulu and Mickey Geeb (Pocket-sized Mickey) and Arabic translations of Tintin, Superman and Asterix and Obelix have been read and loved by generations of Arabs. Editorial cartoons are fundamental parts of every daily newspaper. But comic art remains an often unexamined and under-supported part of Arab artistic effort. More...
23 novembre 2014
EF EPI: Denmark most proficient, Shanghai outpaces Hong Kong
By Katie Duncan. Denmark has overtaken Sweden to become the nation with the most proficient English speakers in the world according to the fourth EF English Proficiency Index (EPI). And, for the first time ever, a mainland Chinese city, Shanghai, has a higher level of English language proficiency than Hong Kong. More...
23 novembre 2014
IIE Open Doors: 8% growth at US HEIs driven by China, Saudi Arabia
By Sara Custer. The number of international students studying at US higher education institutions has grown by an impressive 8% to reach an all-time high of 886,052 students in 2013. According to the annual Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education China and Saudi Arabia accounted for 73% of the growth. More...
23 novembre 2014
Angela Merkel raises German language issue with Modi at Brisbane
India's move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured her of looking at it within the confines of the Indian system.
During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit here, Merkel raised the issue with Modi besides inviting him to visit Germany. More...
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