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7 septembre 2014

Studienwahl-Tests: Das könnte Sie auch noch interessieren

SPIEGEL ONLINEViele angehende Studenten quälen sich mit der Frage nach dem passenden Studienfach. Online-Tests sollen bei der Suche helfen. Eine aktuelle Untersuchung zeigt: Sie helfen kaum und liefern teils absurde Vorschläge.
Was kann ich? Was will ich können? Wohin bringt mich das? Viele Schüler und Abiturienten stellen sich diese Fragen, häufig quälend lang und mitunter ohne Ergebnis. Einige fangen dann erst einmal mit irgendeinem Fach an, um nach ein paar Semestern zu merken, dass es das doch nicht sein soll. Die Glücklichen unter ihnen finden so heraus, was sie tatsächlich studieren oder arbeiten möchten. Andere suchen weiter. Mehr...

7 septembre 2014

Quality assurance in higher education – Road forward

By Carlos Olivares. In the past two decades Chilean higher education has experienced a dramatic increase in student numbers and rapid growth in the range of institutions and the programmes they offer. Moreover, students or their families have to directly pay a substantial share of tuition fees for any of the three kinds of higher education institutions in the country – universities, professional institutes and technical training centres. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Different ways of learning for students abroad

By Hans de Wit. When the European Commission recently published the results of the Erasmus programme for 2012-13, it was proud to announce an overall increase in numbers of students by 6% to nearly 270,000. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Major survey of international students in South Africa

By Karen MacGregor. The first major study of international students in South Africa has found pull factors to be affordable fees, government subsidies for students from the region, proximity to home and cost of living, the strong reputation of higher education and currency of its qualifications, according to the survey’s authors professors Jenny J Lee and Chika Sehoole. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Facts on tenure track in Europe’s research universities

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Universities in three out of 10 European countries do not have an academic tenure track – France, Spain and the United Kingdom – while in seven countries three basic tenure models have been implemented since the turn of the century, according to a survey by the League of European Research Universities, LERU. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Universities and employability – Preparing for the demands of work

By Yojana Sharma. Around the world the number of graduates is growing, yet the ‘skills mismatch’ is also rising. A degree is no longer a guarantee of a good job, and fingers are being pointed at universities for failing to better prepare students for the real world and the expectations of employers. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Cape Town’s Across Africa online postgraduate courses

By Kim Cloete. The University of Cape Town, or UCT, is sharpening its online learning strategy and is making moves to attract more students across Africa. The university has launched a series of postgraduate programmes that will bring together online education and face-to-face learning. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Academics support ‘state of emergency’ in education

By Tunde Fatunde. Following the massive failure of students in ‘O’ level pre-university examinations, Nigeria’s influential daily newspaper The Guardian – in a rare front-page editorial – urged the authorities to declare a state of emergency in education. The vast majority of university lecturers supported the newspaper’s call. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

Quality Commission – ‘Crying wolf’ on lack of reform?

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Denmark’s Quality Commission, which is scheduled to deliver its final report in October, has published a ‘mid-term’ report addressing arguments raised against its recommendations for structural reform of higher education. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

First German-Russian university opens in Tatarstan

By Michael Gardner. Teaching has started at the first German-Russian university in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan. The new institution is being supported by the Tatarstan government and the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD. Read more...
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