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The University explains how transform into social value its money.
The Cooperative University of Colombia (La Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia) publishes the 2013 summary of how transform into social value the money that receives in an exercise of accountability that responds to the social responsibility of this institution. See more information of the report here. See more...

RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal launches a call for papers for the next Special Section on 'MOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad? '
GUNi is pleased to present: Higher Education in the World Report 5: Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change, that has been published this week by Palgrave MacMillan. The Report is a collective work published as part of the GUNi series on the social commitment of universities. It is the result of a global and regional analysis of higher education in the world, with a specific subject chosen for each edition. Edited by GUNi, Bud Hall (Canada) and Rajesh Tandon (India) have been the guest editors. Seventy three authors from all the world regions have contributed to this edition. See more...

1st. International Forum on University Global Social Responsibility Universities in Action: Emerging Perspectives on Global Social Responsibility
The Forum is organized by the Institute for Global Social Responsibility at the Seul National University, UNESCO Bangkok, the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsability and GUNi. It will be held in Seul on March 24-25. See more...

GUNi is pleased to present: Higher Education in the World Report 5: Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change, that has been published this week by Palgrave MacMillan. The Report is a collective work published as part of the GUNi series on the social commitment of universities. It is the result of a global and regional analysis of higher education in the world, with a specific subject chosen for each edition. Edited by GUNi, Bud Hall (Canada) and Rajesh Tandon (India) have been the guest editors. Seventy three authors from all the world regions have contributed to this edition. See more...

UALL 2014 Annual Conference – Update
University of London
Transforming pedagogy? Flexible learning, teaching and innovation in the 21^st century
9^th to 11^th April
We are pleased to bring you up to date with the preparations and arrangements for our Annual Conference; the Drinks Reception, Book Launch and Conference Dinner will now be held at The Grand Connaught Rooms. The drinks reception will be in the Crown Room, and the Conference Dinner in the Cornwall Room. We have also been offered their top menu - engagingly known as the 'Titanic Menu'.
updated outline Conference Programme
Registration Form
List of Hotels
Directions to University of London. More...

Due to be launched in autumn 2103 the National Strategy for Access and Student Success – in England - has still not been published. The strategy, jointly developed by HEFCE and OFFA, was designed to provide a framework for universities and colleges with Access Agreements to develop their own five-year institutional strategies. Neither have we seen the guidance for production of the 2015/16 Access Agreement which was scheduled for publication on 23 January. Of course effective delivery of a strategy is dependent on resources and, with BIS suffering budget reductions, we can only surmise that cuts in funding are the reason for the delay. If members have information on the situation in the rest of the UK it would be very interesting to hear as these cuts could have a significant impact on our work. More...

La session de candidature en ligne aux formations en art et en architecture est ouverte sur le site du réseau CampusArt jusqu'au 12 février 2014.
Site CampusArt : le réseau d'écoles d'art animé par l'Agence Campus France.
ATTENTION : les dossiers de candidatures papiers doivent parvenir à l'Agence Campus France-Paris le 17 février 2014 au plus tard.
CampusArt est un réseau d'établissements français proposant des formations dans le domaine des arts et de l’architecture animé par l'Agence Campus France, avec le soutien des ministères français de l'Éducation, des Affaires étrangères et de la Culture, ainsi que de l'ANdÉA (Association Nationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Art).
Le site vous propose d’abord des informations générales sur les études d’art et d'architecture en France et vous aide à vous orienter soit vers une école supérieure d’art ou d’arts appliqués, vers une école publique ou privée, ou encore vers une université.
Le site internet www.campusart.org donne accès (sous certaines conditions) à des formations de niveaux Licence, Master et Doctorat proposées par les établissements membres du réseau.
Le domaine artistique concerné est d’abord celui de la création (« FAIRE » de l’art, arts plastiques, design, communication visuelle, ainsi que mode, architecture intérieure etc…) donc en écoles supérieures d’art ; mais il existe aussi quelques formations universitaires en THEORIE de l’art ou en GESTION de l’art (voir les explications sur le site).
Le choix de la formation par les étudiants étrangers, ayant étudié les arts ou l’architecture pendant 3 ans au moins (beaux-arts, histoire de l'art, musique, architecture, design, cinéma, vidéo, danse, graphisme...), s‘accompagne d’un processus de candidature en ligne rapide et interactif. Suite...

By Courtney Sloane. The release of the latest staffing data for Australian universities reveals the true impact of the Demand Driven Model on the nature of employment at our universities. 
The data shows that of the new 4,880 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions created, 3,400 or seven out of ten people were employed on a casual basis.
The level of estimated FTE casual employment grew by a massive 17.1% between 2012 and 2013, with casual FTE as a share of total employment leaping from 16.6% to 18.7% in just one year alone. More...