The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is pleased to announce the publication of two new reports focusing on the quality of learning and teaching in transnational education (TNE); one focusing on the student perspective (commissioned from the National Union of Students (NUS)) and the other focusing on the perspective of UK staff leading or delivering TNE, led by the HEA. More...
The HEA’s research seminar/webinar series continued on 8 April, when Dr Michael Tomlinson, University of Southampton, spoke about the impact of policy changes on student approaches and attitudes to learning in higher education (HE). The seminar coincided with the launch of a research report funded by the HEA. More...
The annual Ibero-American report has been published by the Scimago Research Group. This is an analysis of the research activity of universities and research organizations in Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Scimago is adamant that this is a research evaluation tool and not a league table. The report is based on publications in the Scopus database and covers the years 2008 – 2012.The Science and Technology Select Committee of the upper house of the British parliament, the House of Lords, has investigated the number of international students in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in British universities and the impact of immigration policy. Over the last two years the number of international students fell by 10%. 
By Andreas Schleicher. The world is rapidly becoming a different place, with globalisation and modernisation imposing huge challenges to individuals and societies. Schools need to prepare students to live and work in a world in which most people will need to collaborate with people of diverse cultural origins, and appreciate different ideas, perspectives and values; a world in which people need to decide how to trust and collaborate across such differences, often bridging space and time through technology; and a world in which their lives will be affected by issues that transcend national boundaries. Twenty-first century schools help students to develop autonomy and identity that is cognisant of the reality of national and global pluralism, equipping them to join others in life, work and citizenship. More...
This post, written by Bruegel's Olga Tschekassin, discusses the latest results on Europe's poverty rates, unemployment rates and income inequalities. The post is a part of the Wikiprogress Series on Jobs and Earnings. 
VPL (or APL, APEL, RPL, PLAR, EVC, RPLO, VNIL, RVA) is crucial for empowering citizens to be more employable on the labour market, to be self-confiding in choosing for personalised learning programmes and/or for activating citizenship.
Many countries have national governments, employers, trade-unions, social organisations, volunteering organisations, schools/universities and many others inveput a lot of effort in developing citizen-steered systems for Validation of Prior Learning.
By Zain. In my previous post, I talked about IELTS preparation with a focus on the reading section of the exam. In this space, I will try to present some solutions to the challenges that students face in preparing their listening and speaking skills for those sections. You may doubt your own English language abilities, but it is possible to achieve a good IELTS score if you follow certain handy tips, and, needless to say, keep on practicing. Here are some ways to improve your listening and speaking skills as part of your IELTS preparation. More...
For those interested in pursuing studies in the fields of political science and international studies, the QS World University Rankings by Subject includes a dedicated listing of the world’s 200 top universities for politics and international studies.
A quarter of the 200 top political science schools are claimed by the US, reflecting the latter’s overall dominance of global rankings tables. The UK is not far behind, with 39 of the top 200 political science schools, followed by Australia and Canada with 14 each. More...
ESN has experienced first hand the difficult access to Visas and Residence Permits. Our Web Project Administrator Salih Odabasi from Turkey was not able to join us here in the headquarters in Brussels for his elected term 2013/14. Not only did his application get rejected but it also took more than 3 months after handing in the final documents to get an answer.
The European Commission has proposed in 2013 a revision of VISA Directive 2004/114 to improve the access for students, youth workers and volunteers. More...
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