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20 novembre 2018

How Latin American universities can be drivers of change

By Alicia Cantón. Latin America, a mosaic of history, culture and natural wonders comprising 19 countries, is also a region facing important challenges – slow-growing economies, poverty, inequality, the need for quality education, institutions that must be strengthened and rising crime rates are just a few of them. More...
20 novembre 2018

Transformation through teaching excellence

By Christian Jowers. All too often, institutions of higher education invest in research at the expense of teaching excellence. Higher education institutions need to invest in promoting innovative teaching that will meet the needs of today’s diverse students and enable them to address the challenges of a rapidly changing world. More...
20 novembre 2018

Leading role for universities in fight for sustainability

By Dag Rune Olsen. The role of universities is crucial if we are to hope to reach all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Universities provide the best research-based knowledge and opportune platforms for much needed partnerships – all decisive factors for the global goals. More...
20 novembre 2018

Developmental universities need strong leadership

By Eric Fredua-Kwarteng. Leaders at every level of the developmental university should constantly engage in conversation, discussion and dialogue with individuals or groups of university stakeholders. The purpose of this is to encourage innovative, critical and creative thinking about the university's roles and functions. More...
20 novembre 2018

Study tracks how scholarships promote social change

By Stephen Coan and Brendan O'Malley. How effective can scholarship programmes be in preparing and encouraging individual students to return to their communities and promote social justice. More...
20 novembre 2018

How ‘America First’ puts international students last

By Paul Schulmann. The Institute of International Education’s new Open Doors report signals troubling times for United States higher education institutions. Although the total enrolment of international students increased modestly (1.5%), this estimate is somewhat misleading since it includes a 15.8% increase in students participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT). More...
20 novembre 2018

Vocational education can solve oversupply of graduates

By Andrew Norton. In many wealthy countries, including my own of Australia, 40% of young adults are likely to achieve a bachelor degree or above. But policy-makers and others wonder whether we might have too much of a good thing. More...
20 novembre 2018

‘Distributed Excellence’ – A model for European HE

By Gerhard Duda. The concept of ‘Distributed Excellence’ was developed in a discussion paper at the German and Polish rectors’ conferences in 2017. It has met with support from many other European rectors’ conferences. More...
20 novembre 2018

Trading in HE with the EU post-Brexit will not be easy

By Howard Davies. This will worry many in the UK higher education community. Already it has seen its universally respected quality assurance system encroached upon by consumer protection legislation. Does it really want its versatile internationalisation initiatives to be relocated in the rule-based architecture of the World Trade Organization. More...
20 novembre 2018

Student support proposals meet with mixed response

By Michael Gardner. A government benchmark paper on federal student grants has been given a cautious welcome by the German National Association for Student Affairs (Deutsches Studentenwerk or DSW), although it states that increases in support referred to in the paper still fall short of actual needs. More...
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