Government promotes TVET sector as ‘preferable’ option
Radio-astronomy project expected to boost PhD numbers
China pledges more support, deepening its investment in African higher education
In Africa Features, Azzeddine Bensouiah reports on the pressure mounting on Algerian public higher education institutions to meet growing demand for quality higher education, while Stephen Coan interviews Professor Willem Fourie about a new book produced by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Hub at the University of Pretoria in South Africa which highlights the disconnect between academic research and policy-making in the context of the SDGs.
In Africa Analysis, Nazli Abrahams reveals how a partnership is helping to build the capacity of South African universities to tap into local donor funding – with some encouraging results; and in Student View a group of postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines at Rhodes University in South Africa discusses the ‘public good’ value of postgraduate education.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its impact on higher education in South Africa is taken up in two articles this week – one by Sharon Dell who interviews Central University of Technology Vice-chancellor Professor Henk de Jager on his vision of a ‘model’ university of technology; and another by Edwin Naidu who writes about a range of initiatives through which universities are embracing the 4IR.
In our World Blog, Patrick Blessinger, Enakshi Sengupta and Mandla Makhanya contend that higher education institutions have a critical role to play in driving sustainable development, which deals not only with environmental issues but also economic, social and cultural issues. More...
What is the answer to the crisis of over-publication of scientific papers?
In our World Blog this week, Patrick Blessinger, Enakshi Sengupta and Mandla Makhanya contend that higher education institutions have a critical role to play in driving sustainable development, which deals not only with environmental issues but also economic, social and cultural issues.
In our section on Academic Freedom, Brendan O’Malley asks if a threat of sanctions by the EU could raise the pressure on Hungary to restore full academic freedom in its higher education sector.
In Features, Stephen Coan writes about a new book by South African professor Willem Fourie, who calls for closer links between research producers and policy-makers for the successful implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. María Elena Hurtado, prompted by the high visibility of global university rankings in Latin America, asks experts why Latin American universities lagged in world rankings and what should be done about it. And Claire Hansen reports from the United States on an investigation into whether an executive-level diversity position can really help to diversify a university’s faculty. More...
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60 rue du Plat d'Etain
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Etoile - Service universitaire d’information et d’orientation (SUIO)
Service Commun Universitaire d’Information et d’Orientation / Maison de l'Orientation et de l'Insertion Professionnelle.
MISSIONS
• Accueillir, informer, orienter les étudiants dès l’entrée à l'université, tout au long du cursus universitaire et jusqu’à l’insertion professionnelle
PUBLIC
• Etudiants
• Adultes souhaitant reprendre des études supérieures
• Elèves de terminale pour des informations sur l'Université
SERVICES PROPOSES
• Mise à disposition d’un espace documentaire sur les parcours d’études proposés par l’université : dossiers documentaires sur les formations et les métiers, espaces presse / multimédia / vidéo
• Entretien individuel avec les conseillers d’orientation psychologue sur rendez-vous : conseils sur les choix d’études et aide à la construction du Projet Personnel et Professionnel
• Aide à l’insertion professionnelle : informations sur les secteurs d’activité et les fonctions dans l’entreprise, sur les concours de la fonction publique, consultation des offres d’emploi, appui méthodologique pour la recherche d’un stage ou d’un emploi
STATUT
Service commun de l'Université placé sous l’autorité du Président de l’Université
COORDONNEES
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Bat. IRD - 2ème étage
5 rue du Carbone
BP 6749
45067 ORLEANS CEDEX 2
Tél : 02 38 41 71 80
Mail : sefco@univ-orleans.fr
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Université de Tours - Formation Continue
60 rue du Plat d'Etain
BP 12050
37020 TOURS CEDEX 1
Tél : 02 47 36 81 31